US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and several other Congress members are visiting Singapore today their first official stop in a high-profile Asia tour that has attracted international attention.

According to Singapore's Foreign Ministry, the delegation's two-day visit to Singapore will include meetings with Singaporean President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, along with a number of cabinet ministers.

The delegation also plans to visit Malaysia, South Korea and Japan.