President Lee Jae Myung departed for Singapore on Sunday for a two-nation swing that also includes a visit to the Philippines to discuss ways to expand cooperation with the Southeast Asian nations. Lee will make a three-day state visit to Singapore for summit talks with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Monday, their second summit in three months after they last met during Wong's visit to South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, where they upgraded bilateral ties to a strategic partnership. During the talks, Lee and Wong are expected to discuss ways to expand trade, investment and infrastructure and to broaden the collaboration in promising sectors, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and nuclear energy, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said. Lee is also scheduled to meet with Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, the ceremonial head of state, and attend AI Connect, AI Connect, a business forum involving business leaders and entrepreneurs from both countries in the AI field, on Monday. On Tuesday, Lee will fly to Manila for a two-day state visit a