President Moon Jae-in said that a new Asian era is approaching, and that “the two axes holding up the New Southern Policy are India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).” . “Through the recent state visits, we have built a firm base for Korea to strengthen its ties with India and ASEAN raising them to the level of Korea’s relations with the four major powers of the U.S., China, Japan and Russia.” 

President Moon Jae-in said on July 13 that, “Once complete denuclearization and peace is built on the Korean Peninsula, the two Koreas will draw a new economic map as one economic community.”  On the final day of his official state visit to Singapore, President Moon was invited to give a Singapore Lecture at the Orchard Hotel. During his speech, President Moon said that permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula would serve as a new economic drive for Southeast Asia, and help all of Asia, including Singapore and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), to "emerge as the most prosperous region in the world.” About 400 officials, local Koreans and top opinion leaders from Singapore, as well, attended the event. 

First lady Kim Jung-sook, on a state visit to Singapore with her spouse, President Moon Jae-in, visited the Enabling Village, a community space that brings the disabled and the able-bodied together along with Ho Ching, the wife of Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on July 12.  The Enabling Village is a government-lead assisted living facility that supports disabled people as they integrate into society at large. It has a job training center for people with disabilities, a demonstration zone for some of the newest aid devices, a gym for the disabled, seniors and the able-bodied, a medical clinic and a small souvenir shop that sells works of art created by the residents there. The café and restaurants at the facility also employ disabled people.