My friend is a Korean and he is working in Hanoi. He wants to apply Chinese visitor visa.

Alice, he should first of all get all necessary documents prepared, including a passport valid for at least six months and having two or more blank pages, a photocopy of the passport, a V.2013 application form attached with his half-length color photo, the original and photocopy of his work certificate or residence permit in Vietnam, and round-trip tickets and hotel reservations. Then take the documents to the embasy and apply for an L type. The application form is to be filled out, he can download it from the website of the embassy.