{"id":777011738,"date":"2023-12-07T09:58:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T12:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777011738"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:53:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:53:38","slug":"singapore-and-china-plan-reciprocal-30-day-visa-free-entry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/singapore-and-china-plan-reciprocal-30-day-visa-free-entry","title":{"rendered":"Singapore and China plan reciprocal 30-day visa-free entry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea was presented by Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Singapore.- Singapore and China plan to launch a 30-day mutual visa exemption agreement early next year, the Singapore foreign ministry said today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A statement from&nbsp;<strong>Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong<\/strong> reads: &#8220;Both countries will work out the implementation details of the mutual 30-day visa exemption arrangement and implement it in early 2024.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chinese <strong>foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin<\/strong> confirmed the agreement. &#8220;At present the competent authorities of the two countries are in close communication on specific matters,&#8221; he told a news briefing. &#8220;Both China and Singapore look forward to the early implementation and coming into force of relevant arrangements.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first nine months of this year, Singapore received over <strong>1 million Chinese visitors<\/strong>, and mainland China has been one of the largest sources of visitor arrivals. Earlier this year, <strong>Malaysia and Thailand also announced a visa-free policy for Chinese visitors<\/strong>, with the aim of boosting their tourism industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gaming industry in Singapore<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Analysts at Fitch Ratings have predicted that Singapore\u2019s gaming revenue <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/singapore-gaming-revenue-could-grow-by-10-in-2024-fitch-ratings-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">could grow by as much as 10 per cent<\/a> in 2024. In the latest Global Gaming Outlook 2024 report, The rating agency notes that it expects Singapore revenue to be driven by increasing foreign visitors in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The idea was presented by Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Singapore and China are set to implement a 30-day mutual visa exemption in early 2024, a move confirmed by both nations' foreign ministries. This initiative, following similar policies by Malaysia and Thailand, aims to significantly boost tourism. Analysts at Fitch Ratings project Singapore's gaming revenue could increase by up to 10% in 2024, primarily driven by the anticipated surge in foreign visitors.","focusai_entities":"Lawrence Wong, Wang Wenbin, Fitch Ratings","focusai_location":"Singapore, China, Malaysia, Thailand","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), operator_casino (0.95), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.85)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Uplift Projection?","query":"What is the projected GGR uplift for Singapore's integrated resorts specifically attributable to the Chinese visitor segment post-visa exemption, and how does this compare to pre-pandemic levels?"},{"label":"Regional Competition Impact?","query":"How might this mutual visa exemption agreement impact the competitive landscape for premium mass and VIP segments across Southeast Asian gaming jurisdictions, particularly concerning Malaysia and Thailand's similar policies?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16333],"tags":[227,169],"class_list":["post-777011738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-china","tag-singapore"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777011738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777011738"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777011738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777011745,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777011738\/revisions\/777011745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777011738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777011738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777011738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}