South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will travel to India and Vietnam next week for a series of state visits aimed at deepening economic ties and expanding cooperation in strategic sectors, South Korea's presidential office announced Thursday. In New Delhi, Lee will hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi covering shipbuilding, finance, artificial intelligence, defence, and energy supply chains, before attending a business forum and a state dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu. Lee will then travel to Hanoi, where he is set to become the first foreign leader to meet Vietnamese President and Communist Party General Secretary To Lam since Lam consolidated the country's two most powerful positions earlier this month, with discussions expected to focus on nuclear energy, critical minerals, and broader strategic cooperation.