Uganda, Feb. 9 -- In a bid to streamline visa application procedures and alleviate congestion at the Chinese Embassy in Kampala, the Chinese Embassy has inaugurated a new visa application centre.

During the unveiling on Monday, Chinese Ambassador Zhang Lizhong said the centre would be issuing ordinary visas and other legalisation documents.

Ordinary visas are offered to foreigners who enter China for non-diplomatic or official reasons, including work, study, family visit, travel, business activities and talent introduction.

"We are seeing an increasing number of people coming to China after Covid-19. Before Covid-19, more than 40,000 Ugandans were visiting China annually and last year we have seen a recovery and the embassy received 12...