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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.

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Indo-Pacific allies reel from Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

Having awoken Thursday to news of a long-awaited and long-feared new U.S. tariff regime, key American allies in East Asia were stunned.

April 3, 2025

Korean high court promises long-awaited presidential impeachment ruling coming Friday

South Korea's Constitutional Court has announced a ruling on the impeachment case against President Yoon Suk Yeol will be handed down at 11 a.m. local time Friday.

April 1, 2025

Markets in major carmakers Japan, Korea dip as Trump tariff day approaches

Stocks in auto export powerhouses Japan and South Korea both plunged Monday in anticipation of stiff new tariffs on Asian goods imported into the U.S. that are set to go into effect Wednesday.

March 31, 2025

North Korea’s Kim supervises AI-enabled drone strike tests, boards high-tech plane

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw high-tech military developments on Wednesday and Thursday, as his huge, but old-fashioned, armed forces continue to climb the value chain.

March 27, 2025

Raging Korean wildfires threaten beloved UNESCO village

South Korea's attention is shifting from the presidential impeachment crisis to an emergency that has killed 24 and is threatening one of the nation's top heritage sites.

March 26, 2025

Court clears Lee Jae-myung, South Korean opposition leader, for possible presidential run

South Korea's firebrand opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, was legally cleared of wrongdoings Wednesday, clearing one hurdle to a potential bid for the nation's presidency.

March 26, 2025

Japanese court orders dissolution of Unification Church

A District Court in Tokyo ordered the Unification Church's operations in Japan to be dissolved on Tuesday in a move likely to ignite a major appeals battle and trigger condemnation from religious freedom advocates around the world.

March 25, 2025

Tokyo activates new joint-operations command to improve country’s armed forces teamwork

Japan launched a new joint command structure for the country's armed forces Monday that is designed to address decades of inter-service rivalries and communications failures.

March 24, 2025

Korean premier reinstated after impeachment overturned by court

Prime Minister and acting President Han Duck-soo returned to work Monday after the nation's high court overruled his impeachment. But the eight judges of South Korea's Constitutional Court are still deliberating the fate of Mr. Han's boss, impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

March 24, 2025

Korean opposition moves to impeach third leader in three months

Korea's political crisis, an ongoing struggle between a crippled executive and an empowered legislature, lurched further into uncharted territory Friday as the opposition proposed to impeach acting President Choi Sang-mok.

March 21, 2025

Taiwan’s military plans July drills, citing possible Chinese invasion in 2027

In an echo of U.S. warnings, Taiwan for the first time identified 2027 as the year that a potential Chinese invasion of the democratic island could be unleashed.

March 19, 2025

Russian gains in Kursk open possibility of redirecting North Korean troops to Ukrainian front

A team of high-level Russian diplomats is visiting Pyongyang, but their mission in the North Korean capital is unknown.

March 16, 2025

Crowds gather, tensions grow ahead of expected verdict in South Korean presidential impeachment case

Tensions are mounting across South Korea ahead of a ruling expected next week on the fate of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

March 15, 2025

Ex-President Duterte arrested for murders during ‘war on drugs’

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday morning on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity committed during his deadly campaign against drug traffickers, the latest sensational turn in a political power struggle engulfing a key U.S. Pacific ally.

March 11, 2025

North Koreans unleash missile barrage as U.S.-South Korea’s spring drills kick off

For the Trump administration, it was a duo of firsts on the Korean Peninsula on Monday: the first South Korea-U.S. joint military drills and North Korea's first missile barrage.

March 10, 2025

Kim inspects what North Korea claims is a nuclear-powered submarine

North Korean state media on Saturday released photographs of national leader Kim Jong Un inspecting progress on a "nuclear-powered strategic guided missile submarine."

March 8, 2025

Yoon released from detention as impeachment drama nears climax

In South Korea's latest shock political development, impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was freed Saturday, a day after a Seoul court ordered the embattled political leader be allowed to await without being detained a Constitutional Court ruling on whether he should be removed from office.

March 7, 2025

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