Manila, Feb. 10 -- China is offering visa-free entry to tourists from several Southeast Asian countries to Xishuangbanna in Yunnan Province as part of efforts to promote the area's tourism.

In a statement on Monday, China's National Immigration Administration (NIA) said tourist groups of two or more ordinary passport holders from ten Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members can stay in Xishuangbanna for a maximum of six days.

These include the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia.

Tourists from these ASEAN countries can enter and exit China visa-free through the Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport, Mohan Railway Port, and Mohan Highway Port -- with travel...