Kuala Lumpur to ease visa regulations

Malaysia is to further relax its visa policies for Chinese tourists around Spring Festival to boost arrivals.

Chinese are expected to be exempt from visa requirements if they visit the country in groups of two or more, but they must buy tour packages approved by the two nations' governments.

Malaysian Tourism and Culture Minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said more than 100 million visits were made outside the Chinese mainland by Chinese last year.