On December 11, Tuesday, the Sejong Institute held the ninth Sejong Policy Forum for the year on the topic of “Major countries’ policy on South(east) Asia and Developments for South Korea’s New Southern Policy.” The following list indicates the presenters and the topics regarding the major countries policy on South(east) Asia and developments for South Korea’s New Southern Policy.

- Jeong Hwanwoo (Researcher, KOTRA China Business Office), “China’s Southeast Asia Policy”

- Lee Myon-woo (Vice President, the Sejong Institute). “Japan’s Southeast Asia Policy: Implications for South Korea’s New Southern Policy”

-Park Jae-kyung (Presidential Committee on New Southern Policy), “Current Status of New Southern Policy”

- Choi Yoon-jung (Research Fellow, the Sejong Institute), “New Southern Policy for Development of the ROK-India Partnership”

- Choi Kyunghee (Research Fellow, Seoul National University Asia Center), “Ongoing ROK-ASEAN Cooperation and Preparation for the ROK-ASEAN Special Summit in 2019”

The forum’s participants also included Ambassador Suh Jeong In to ASEAN, Dr. Park Sa Myung(Korean Institute of Southeast Asian Studies), Dr. Kim Chan-wan (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies), Cheong Jae-wan (Research Fellow, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy), Kim Yi-je (Professor, Gyeongin National University of Education), and Cheong Seong-Chang (Vice President for Research Planning, the Sejong Institute).