China and Singapore agree on 30-day visa-free travel
China has reached an agreement with Singapore to introduce a 30-day mutual visa exemption, as Beijing increases efforts to encourage cross-border exchanges.

Citizens from China and Singapore will be allowed to travel to each other’s country without a visa and stay for up to 30 days starting Feb. 9 — Lunar New Year’s Eve — under a bilateral agreement signed in Beijing Thursday, state broadcaster CCTV reported.