Trending:US-Isarel-Iran warSanju SamsonIsrael vs HezbollahOil pricesIndians in the GulfBridgerton S5advertisementSouth Korea, Singapore hold Summit to deepen AI and nuclear cooperationreuters • March 2, 2026, 14:28:04 ISTWhatsapp Facebook TwitteradvertisementSouth Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong for a summit aimed at expanding cooperation in fields such as artificial intelligence. The countries also signed five memoranda of understanding (MOUs) for cooperation in various fields. AdvertisementSubscribe Join Us+ Follow us On GoogleSouth Korea's President Lee Jae Myung delivers his speech during an event marking Korea's 107th anniversary of the March 1st Independence Movement in Seoul, South Korea, March 1, 2026. Yonhap via REUTERSSouth Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Monday for a summit aimed at expanding cooperation in fields such as artificial intelligence and nuclear energy, during a state visit to the city-state. At a joint press conference, Lee and Wong announced the start of negotiations to upgrade the countries’ existing free trade agreement, which took effect in 2006. The countries also signed five memoranda of understanding (MOUs) for cooperation in fields such as small modular reactors (SMRs) for nuclear power generation, AI and other scientific fields such as quantum and space satellites, South Korea’s Blue House said. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADOther partnerships will include cooperation on investment between Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek and its asset management unit Seviora Group with state-run Korea Development Bank, Lee told the press conference. More from Tech Noise MagSafe Qi power bank review: A quiet little lifesaver Grok’s ‘war prediction’: Did Elon Musk’s AI really foretell the Iran strikes?“Singapore is a meaningful place where the historic U. S.-North Korea summit was held in 2018,” Lee said.
