The State Council approved temporarily adjusting certain provisions of the regulation on travel agencies and provisional regulations for the registration and administration of private non-enterprise units, according to a circular released on Oct 8.

The adjusted provisions will stay in effect until April 8, 2024.

The circular said qualified foreign-invested travel agencies, established in Shanghai or Chongqing, will be allowed outbound travel operations excluding Taiwan. And Tianjin, Hainan, and Chongqing should expand the market entry for foreign-invested non-profit nursing homes.