On 7 November, Secretary General Lee Hyuk moderated the Session I: Korea-ASEAN: Mutual Growth and Prosperity at the KOR-ASIA Forum 2018, oranized by Hankuk Ilbo. The Session featured a speech by Chairman of the Presidential Committee on New Southern Policy Kim Hyun-chul as well as a panel discussion among Chairman of Vietnam National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation, Professor at Columbia Univ. Arvind Panagariya, Director of Thailand Board of Investment Seoul Office Vannipa Pipupchaiyasit, Pand rofessor at Korea Univ. Park Bun-soon on ways for Korea to develop partnership based on mutual prosperity with ASEAN and India.