Published 1 year ago

Chinese rush to renew passports as COVID border curbs lifted

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China suspends tourist and business visas for South Koreans, reportedly for Japanese too. Ban in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements imposed by those countries on travelers from China. China's Foreign Ministry threatened countermeasures last week against countries that had announced new virus testing requirements. At least 10 in Europe, North American and Asia have done so recently.

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Times of India

'Life is moving forward': China declares new Covid phase

China News: Sunday's reopening is one of the last steps in China's dismantling of its "zero-Covid" regime, which began last month after historic protests against

1 year ago·India

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News18 India

Chinese Rush to Renew Passports as Covid Border Curbs Lifted

Beijing’s move to drop quarantine requirements for visitors is expected to boost outbound travel, as residents will not face those restrictions when they return

1 year ago·India

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The Hindu

China suspends short-term visas for South Koreans in a retaliatory move

China currently issues no tourist visas and requires negative COVID test for all arrivals.

1 year ago·India

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CTV News

China suspends visas for South Koreans in virus retaliation

China suspended issuing visas Tuesday for South Koreans to come to the country for tourism or business in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements imposed by South Korea on Chinese travellers, according to a notice posted by the Chinese Embassy in Seoul.

1 year ago·Canada

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Reuters

Chinese rush to renew passports as COVID border curbs lifted

People joined long queues outside immigration offices in Beijing on Monday, eager to renew their passports after China dropped COVID border controls that had largely prevented its 1.4 billion residents from travelling for three years.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

China Suspends Short-Term Visas For South Koreans Over Covid Travel Curbs

The Chinese embassy in South Korea has suspended the issue of short-term visas for South Korean visitors, it said on Tuesday, the first retaliatory move against nations imposing COVID-19 curbs on travellers from China.

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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