Singapore and South Korea are amongst Asia's most digitally connected nations. They have also inked the first digital partnership agreement between two Asian states. 

It is also Singapore’s fourth such pact with other countries, following similar partnerships with Chile and New Zealand, as well as with Australia and Britain and it is anticipated that more will follow.

Also coming up, Singapore and South Korea have also concluded negotiations for two other memoranda of understanding – on artificial intelligence and the electronic exchange of data between Customs administrations – that will be signed later this year.