Malaysia's tourism market is highly expected to outperform this year among ASEAN competitors, says Tradeview Capital Sdn Bhd CEO Ng Zhu Hann.

Visa-free entry for Chinese citizens may have a negligible impact on Malaysia's gaming industry, according to a Maybank analyst.

China has declared a temporary exemption from visa requirements for citizens from six countries, including Malaysia and five European nations.

Tourism is a “major focus” of Cambodia under the new leadership of the country’s Prime Minister Hun Manet, as the Southeast Asian country has “set up many initiatives to attract Chinese, not just Chinese tourism, but in general, all tourism to Cambodia,” notes gaming expert Daniel Li in an interview with AGB.

Tradeview Capital Sdn Bhd CEO Ng Zhu Hann believes Malaysia's tourism market will outperform its ASEAN competitors in 2024. In an interview with AGB, Ng commented that thanks to mutual visa-free entry for Malaysia and China, along with the historically low ringgit, the country’s tourism market is expected to excel this year.

China and Singapore signed an agreement on Thursday for mutual visa exemption, set to take effect from February 9th.

Genting Malaysia and Genting Singapore should benefit greatly from the return of Chinese visitors in 2024, according to brokerages Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research and Maybank.

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin announced on Tuesday the permanent removal of visa requirements between Thailand and China for their respective citizens. The visa-free policy will take effect in March.

Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong revealed on Thursday that China and Singapore plan to launch a bilateral visa-free policy as early as 2024.

During the initial week, from September 25th to October 1st, after Thailand implemented a visa-free entry policy for Chinese tourists, the number of Chinese tourists entering Thailand exceeded 100,000. This marked a significant increase of 72.49 percent compared to the previous week, according to data released by Thailand's Ministry of Tourism and Sports on Wednesday.