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President Lee Jae Myung speaks about the capital market at a meeting of senior presidential secretaries and aides held at Cheong Wa Dae on Nov. 12. /Yonhap News Agency

President Lee Jae Myung will hold separate bilateral summits with the leaders of Thailand and the Philippines on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Manila, the Philippines, on Nov. 16. He will also meet with South Korean residents in Shenzhen, China, on Nov. 18.

In a written briefing on Nov. 13, Senior Presidential Spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said, "President Lee will hold separate summit meetings with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr."

Lee is also scheduled to host a luncheon meeting with South Korean residents in southern China on Nov. 18 in Shenzhen, where he will be visiting to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.

Southern China comprises Guangdong, Fujian and Hainan provinces and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, all of which fall under the jurisdiction of the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Guangzhou. Approximately 24,000 South Korean nationals reside in the region.

                                                                                                         Park Young-hoon