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Nat’l Assembly Speaker Invited By China To Attend World War II Military Parade

SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik was officially invited by China to attend Beijing’s military parade marking the end of World War II next month, his office said Wednesday. “Woo received an official invitation from the Chinese government to attend the Victory Day event on Sept. 3,” the office said [...]

Special Counsel Questions Assembly Speaker As Witness in Martial Law Probe

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik appeared before special counsel Cho Eun-suk’s team Thursday and was questioned as a witness about former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration. “I explained everything the special counsel wanted to know, based on the facts,” Woo told reporters after the questioning. “I hope [...]