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Philippines reopens to foreign travellers after 2-year Covid ban
Kyodo News, Published on 10/02/2022
» The Philippines on Thursday reopened its borders to foreign tourists, lifting a two-year ban implemented to keep local Covid-19 cases under control.
Number of foreign visitors to Japan up 18.3%
Kyodo News, Published on 15/11/2017
» The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan this year totalled 23.79 million by the end of October, up 18.3% from a year earlier, the Japan Tourism Agency said Wednesday.
Taiwan grants visa-free entry to Filipino travellers
Kyodo News, Published on 28/09/2017
» TAIPEI: Tourists from the Philippines will be allowed to visit Taiwan visa-free over a trial period, the Taiwanese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Malaysia to end visa-free entry for N Koreans
Kyodo News, Published on 02/03/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has decided to end visa-free entry for North Koreans, effective on March 6, following the assassination in mid-February of the estranged half-brother of the reclusive country's leader Kim Jong Un, local media said on Thursday.
Thai woman held in Japan over visa waiver abuse
Kyodo News, Published on 08/07/2016
» TOKYO - A Thai woman and a Chinese female operator of a sex parlour in Tokyo have been arrested for allegedly arranging for another Thai woman overstaying in Japan to provide sexual services, police said on Friday, in a case possibly highlighting how Japan's visa exemption programme is being exploited.
US tightens visa-free scrutiny
Kyodo News, Published on 04/11/2014
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Monday began more careful screening of visa-free travellers, including those from Asia, in a bid to prevent entry of terrorists connected with Islamic State militants.