President Lee Jae Myung will pay state visits to Singapore and the Philippines next week for summit talks aimed at expanding cooperation with the Southeast Asian nations, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday. Lee will depart for Singapore on Sunday for a three-day visit, with summit talks with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and a meeting with Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, the ceremonial head of state, scheduled for Monday, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said in a written briefing. It will mark their second summit since Lee and Wong met in early November during Wong's visit to South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, during which the two nations upgraded their relations to a strategic partnership. "In light of Lee's visit to Singapore, the two nations are expected to strengthen cooperation in trade, investment and infrastructure, and broaden the collaboration in promising sectors, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and nuclear power," Kang said, noting Lee will attend a business forum to engage with industry leaders in the AI field. On Tuesday, Lee