TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — South Korea has signed a memorandum of mutual recognition of international driver's licenses with Taiwan, the Korean Mission in Taipei announced on Thursday (Feb. 17).

The agreement, which takes effect immediately, will make it easier for South Koreans to visit Taiwan in the future, the office said in a Facebook post. South Koreans who have an international driver's license officially issued by the South Korean police can drive cars (but not scooters) in Taiwan.

In 2019, approximately 2.5 million people traveled between South Korea and Taiwan, with about 1.24 million South Koreans visiting Taiwan and 1.26 million Taiwanese visiting South Korea.