Key facts
- Lee will attend the ASEAN summit in Manila on Monday and Tuesday, then travel to Shenzhen on Wednesday for a two-day APEC trip.
- Lee will meet Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. on Monday afternoon, Kang said.
- On the sidelines of the APEC summit Wednesday, Lee will hold a luncheon with South Korean residents in southern China, home to some 24,000 South Korean nationals, Kang said.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will hold bilateral meetings with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. on Monday afternoon on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said in a press release on November 13, 2026.
Lee is scheduled to attend the ASEAN summit in Manila on Monday and Tuesday, then travel to China's Shenzhen on Wednesday for a two-day trip to attend the APEC summit, Kang said. On the sidelines of the APEC summit on Wednesday, Lee will hold a luncheon meeting with South Korean residents in southern China, a region home to some 24,000 South Korean nationals, according to the spokesperson.
The announcement was carried in a Yonhap report dated November 13, 2026, which also listed related coverage of South Korean diplomacy ahead of the summits.