any Korean E2 visa holders want to visit China before their contract is up? better book it before your six month mark or you will be denied a visa. The Chinese government has decided, for reasons that are beyond me, to not allow anyone who's alien card expires in the next six month from when they apply for the visa (note -apply, not be granted) an entry visa. This should do wonders for Chinese tourism, especially to Beijing and Shanghai which are popular as places to go for 5 day vacations from Korea.
There is an easy way around it: just fly to Hong Kong, get the visa there and then fly north. In doing that, you also get to see Hong Kong, which is one of the coolest places in Asia. However, the extra time and cost associated with that may deter a few tourists. Combined with the Japan quake and Seoul's hangeul only decision and I'm thinking Taiwan and/or Hong Kong/Macau could make a killing in the tourist market if they strike now.
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