National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik met with Kevin McCarthy, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, on Friday and discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between Korea and the United States.
Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho on Monday asked for U.S. lawmakers' bipartisan cooperation and support for South Korea's efforts to seek peaceful unification with North Korea.
The U.S. Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture assessed that Pyongyang is "probably preparing to test a nuclear device to facilitate tactical nuclear operations" and is seen to be maintaining a stockpile of a few dozen nuclear warheads.
President Yoon Suk Yeol will become the first Korean leader to make an address to a joint session of Congress in nearly a decade on April 27, which U.S. lawmakers see as an occasion to highlight the two countries' shared commitment to democracy.
U.S. congressional leaders have invited Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to address a joint session of Congress, noting it will provide an opportunity to share his vision for the future of U.S.-Korea alliance, an invitation letter to Yoon released...
President Yoon Suk Yeol was officially asked by a visiting U.S. congressional delegation Wednesday to give an address to the U.S. Congress during his state visit to the United States later this month, the presidential office said.
A group of U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday reintroduced a bill calling for U.S. efforts to declare a formal end to the Korean War and improve relations with North Korea.
Seoul's presidential office countered reports that President Yoon Suk-yeol's hot mic moment using foul language, which drew widespread backlash, was directed at the U.S. Congress and said it was instead referring to the Korean National Assembly.
U.S. Rep. Young Kim said Wednesday the United States is ready to provide humanitarian support, such as coronavirus vaccines, to North Korea, but would like to see a “small sign" of change first.
A group of U.S. lawmakers in a congressional hearing urged the National Assembly to revisit a new law that prohibits sending leaflets into North Korea, arguing that it undemocratic and violates the South Korean constitution.
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