BEIJING - Now that both Singapore and China have emerged from the shadows of Covid-19, priorities are to quickly restore life, business and exchanges to what they were before, Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan has told his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIJING - Now that both Singapore and China have emerged from the shadows of Covid-19, priorities are to quickly restore life, business and exchanges to what they were before, Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan has told his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang.
“One of the KPIs I have been set is to try to get this number back to what it was as soon as possible,” said the Singaporean top diplomat, who is accompanied by his Senior Minister of State, Ms Sim Ann. The country lifted most entry restrictions in early January, including scrapping quarantine requirements, although it is still not issuing tourist visas. A 15-day visa-free facility for Singaporeans has been suspended since March 2020.
On Sunday, Dr Balakrishnan also met around 70 Singaporean businesspeople and students based in Beijing at the Singapore embassy. Some of the students had been unable to attend classes here in the past two years or so because of China’s Covid-19 protocols.
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