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Andrew Salmon

Seoul, South Korea-based Andrew Salmon, Asia Editor at The Washington Times. brings two decades of journalistic experience to the position. Before joining The Washington Times, he was Northeast Asia Editor of Hong Kong-based Asia Times. Andrew’s reporting previously appeared in The Daily Telegraph, Forbes, The International Herald Tribune, The South China Morning Post, The Times and The Washington Times. He has made television appearances on Arirang TV, CNN and France24. He can be reached at asalmon@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Andrew Salmon

Korea unwilling, Europe unable to help in a Taiwan crisis, war game finds

The U.S. may have to count out South Korea and Europe as effective allies or responders in the event of a Taiwan crisis, based on the results of a recent war game.

June 19, 2026

Japanese, Korean markets surge on end-of-Iran-war news

Markets in Seoul and Tokyo surged Monday on news that the U.S. and Iran agreed to end hostilities in the Middle East.

June 15, 2026

Stocks soar from ‘Korea discount’ to ‘Korea premium’ under leftist president

His opponents brand him a populist, a hardcore leftist and even a North Korean sympathizer, but South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, a liberal, has launched his country's stock market into the stratosphere.

June 12, 2026

British defense minister resigns after losing battle for increased military spending

British Defense Secretary John Healey unexpectedly stepped down Thursday in a dispute over military spending in the latest blow to embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

June 11, 2026

During Xi visit, North Korea’s Kim voices support for China’s claim to Taiwan

Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his two-day visit to neighboring North Korea Tuesday, after impressive ceremonial pomp but only vague official commentary on upgrades to bilateral ties.

June 9, 2026

Korea’s out-of-power conservatives rage, rally over ballot shortage fiasco

The yelling conservatives wanted to get the attention of liberal President Lee Jae-myung -- and maybe they did.

June 8, 2026

China’s Xi making first visit to North Korea in years

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang this week, both countries announced Friday.

June 5, 2026

Kim visit to new nuclear fuel facility highlights failures of U.S. denuclearization efforts

Kim Jong-un toured a new nuclear fuel facility, state media reported Thursday, the latest symbolic and highly public evidence of North Korea's decades-long defiance of international denuclearization pressures led by the U.S.

June 4, 2026

Ballot shortage casts cloud over South Korean local elections once seen as a Lee victory lap

Local elections across South Korea Wednesday were expected to be a plebiscite on liberal President Lee Jae-myung, who has been in power exactly one year.

June 3, 2026

Australia’s shaky nuclear sub deal with Trump has Pacific allies looking elsewhere for partnerships

A high-profile arms deal under which the U.S. and Britain were to supply Australia with nuclear subs looks increasingly sickly at a time when Indo-Pacific democracies -- worried about Chinese aggression and unsure of American resolve -- are building cutting-edge weapons that are in demand around the world.

June 3, 2026

Thin soccer match turnout mirrors South Koreans’ dwindling interest in North Korea

Few South Koerans remember the peninsula before its 1948 division, and with divided family members dying out, youth interest is evaporating.

May 28, 2026

South Korea raises volume on defense autonomy, defies Trump on nuclear sub build in local shipyards

Seoul is striving to secure strategic and industrial autonomy by promoting an early release of its troops from U.S. wartime operational control and disclosing plans for a nascent nuclear submarine program.

May 27, 2026

U.S. heroes memorialized in South Korea as ‘Forgotten War’ remembered

On the northern frontier of South Korea, soldiers and VIPs joined a son and a granddaughter to honor two Americans who fought in the bloody 1950-53 Korean War -- and whose heroism still echoes 73 years later.

May 24, 2026

Can high-tech superpowers be fought to a standstill - on the cheap?

The latest trends in weapons technology are showing that low-tech, easy-to-obtain, disposable arms can confound even military superpowers.

May 15, 2026

Seoul on the spot after likely drone damage to South Korean-operated ship in the Gulf

Newly released images and data about hull damage to a South Korean-operated ship sustained on May 4 in the Persian Gulf indicate a strike by a brace of uncrewed aerial vehicles, likely from Iran.

May 12, 2026

Hormuz blockade offers hard lessons for trade-reliant China

For all its death and destruction, war also imparts instruction for those willing to learn. The ongoing conflict in the Middle East shows how easily a regional economy dependent on seaborne shipping can be taken hostage -- a lesson with worldwide applications, but one that is particularly sobering for China, the world's biggest exporter.

May 11, 2026

Conservative South Korean opposition leader slams government but holds no lever of power

South Korea's conservative opposition leader Friday unleashed a blistering political attack on progressive President Lee Jae-myung and his ruling Democratic Party of Korea -- but admitted that his own party's ability to influence events is severely limited.

May 8, 2026

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