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Vietnam to suspend visa-free travel for South Koreans: Yonhap

Reuters | Posted: Feb. 28, 2020, 4:28 a.m. | Updated: Feb. 28, 2020, 2:21 a.m. | 1 Min Read

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SEOUL (Reuters) - The Vietnamese government plans to suspend visa-free travel for South Koreans starting on Saturday amid concerns about the coronavirus spreading, Yonhap News Agency said on Friday.

The South Korean embassy in Vietnam said that it received a notice about the suspension from the Vietnamese government, the report said.

(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

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