The animosity between the two Koreas has heated up since Yoon took office and bolstered South Korea’s security ties with the U.S. and Japan.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said his country has agreed with Singapore to enter into a strategic partnership next year, the 50th anniversary of the two nations setting up diplomatic relations.

According to a statement released on October 6 by Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), the tour confirms the two nations’ outstanding relations. In the years leading up to the 50th anniversary of the start of diplomatic relations in 2025,

South Korea and the Philippines, each faced by increasingly hostile rival nations, have elevated their ties to a strategic partnership, including broader defense and security cooperation between the two U.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr agreed on Monday to boost defence cooperation as their countries elevated ties to a strategic partnership amid growing security challenges in the region.

The Philippines and South Korea committed Monday to deepening maritime cooperation, their presidents said, in the face of China's assertion of its claims over the South China Sea.

The presidents of the Philippines and South Korea agreed on Monday to elevate bilateral defense and economic ties to a so-called “strategic partnership,” as the two longtime Asian allies contend with security threats along their borders.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (L) meets with Singapore's President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at Parliament House in Singapore on Oct. 8, 2024. (Yonhap) (END) [We Welcome Your News Tips] We invite our readers to submit news tips,

South Korea and the Philippines agreed Monday to upgrade security ties to a “strategic partnership,” as Seoul becomes the latest regional democracy to boost its support for Manila as it confronts Chinese expansionism near its shores.