President Yoon Suk Yeol and Chinese Premier Li Qiang agreed to establish a diplomatic security dialogue and resume negotiations to upgrade the free trade agreement (FTA) between the two nations.
The presidential office announced the agreements on Sunday in a briefing on the outcome of the summit talks between the two leaders at the top office in Seoul.
In the summit, Yoon and Li agreed to create a two-plus-two diplomatic security dialogue involving the two nations' foreign and defense ministries and to resume a vice foreign ministers' strategic dialogue in the second half of the year.
The two leaders also agreed to activate their investment cooperation committee after a hiatus of 13 years.
In addition, they agreed to strengthen cooperation in efforts to counter transnational crimes involving drugs, illegal gambling and fraud.
The two sides will also launch a new dialogue on export controls in the area of supply chains.