South Korean president Yoon heads to Philippines, set for talks with Marcos


President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) waves hands before boarding Air Force One with first lady Kim Keon Hee at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, Sunday (Oct 6). - Photo: Yonhap

SEOUL: President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday (Oct 6) embarked on a state visit to the Philippines, as part of a weeklong trip to three Southeast Asian countries on the occasion of the Asean summit later this week.

Yoon is the first South Korean leader to go on a state visit to the Philippines in 13 years, after the former conservative president Lee Myung-bak.

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