U.S. Congress to invite South Korea's Yoon for address with eye on China

Key lawmaker calls for more joint exercises to handle North Korea's provocations

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol would be the first leader from the country to address Congress in 10 years. © Reuters

RYO NAKAMURA, Nikkei staff writer

WASHINGTON -- U.S. lawmakers are arranging to have South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speak before Congress, sources familiar with the matter told Nikkei, in hopes of promoting a stronger alliance to deal with North Korea and China.

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