Myanmar to allow visa-free entry for tourists from Japan, South Korea

Myanmar will start granting visa-free entry to tourists from Japan and South Korea in October to attract more visitors from Asia.The government will also ease visa requirements for tourist groups from China, including Hong Kong and Macau, seeing potential for growth in the number of visitors from the three Asian nations, Myo Win Nyunt, a director of the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, told NNA.Last week, the ministry sent a notification to the Union of Myanmar Travel Association to inform it of the upcoming visa relaxation, which will begin on Oct. 1 as a one-year trial.Japanese and South K…READ FULL ARTICLE