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Andrew Salmon

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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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Supporters of the main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung shout slogans during a rally demanding lawmakers to vote down a motion to agree on an arrest warrant for Lee near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. In a surprise outcome, South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament on Thursday voted to pass a motion submitted by the government that allows for the potential arrest of the country's leading opposition figure, Lee, who faces a widening investigation over corruption allegations. The signs read "Reject the arrest motion." (Suh Dae-yeon/Yonhap via AP)

Abyss looms for besieged South Korean opposition leader

South Koreans woke Friday to dramatic political circumstances: The firebrand leader of the country's leftist opposition party, already hospitalized in a dramatic protest hunger strike against government policies, could soon be behind bars.

September 22, 2023
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korea leader Kim Jong-un, front left, visits the Arnika Bio-Feed Mill in Vladivostok, Russian Far East Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim’s Russia jaunt offers an uncertain mix of substance, theater

How many 152mm artillery shells could be bartered for a SU-57 stealth fighter bomber? How many days' work by a company of North Korean laborers will get you an aid package of food and fuel? How many 122mm tactical rockets buy a satellite launch?

September 18, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un shake hands during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Kim, Putin hold talks at Russia’s satellite launch center

In a meeting nervously monitored in Washington and Seoul, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday joined Russian President Vladimir Putin for a rare summit at the latter's flagship space center in Russia's Far East.

September 13, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden, center left, makes a toast with Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong, center right, during a state luncheon at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. (Nhac Nguyen/Pool Photo via AP)

Biden seeks deeper ties with Vietnam on supply chain front

The press conference by a clearly fatigued President Biden dominated much attention on his two-day trip to Vietnam, but despite the dodgy optics, administration officials say the trip helped fill in spaces on the fast-evolving Indo-Pacific strategic map.

September 11, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting in Vladivostok, Russia, Thursday, April 25, 2019. A North Korean train presumably carrying North Korean leader Jong Un has departed for Russia for a possible meeting with Russian President Putin, South Korean media said Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Citing unidentified South Korean government sources, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported that the train likely left the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on Sunday evening and that a Kim-Putin meeting is possible as early as Tuesday. (Yuri Kadobnov/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

U.S. expresses alarm as Putin, Kim confirm plans to talk

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Russia by armored train Tuesday, as the Kremlin confirmed that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on a potential aids-for-arms deal that could boost Russia's flagging invasion of Ukraine.

September 11, 2023
In this undated photo provided on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, observes what it says the test-firing of strategic cruise missiles. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un signals a new focus on beefing up navy

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un staged war games this week that culminated in tactical nuclear strikes and the conquest of South Korea, the country's state-controlled media reported, while also calling for an unexpected upgrade of the country's naval capabilities.

August 31, 2023
Journalists film the live telecast of spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 landing on the moon at ISRO's Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network facility in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. India has landed a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole, an uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water and precious elements, as the country cements its growing prowess in space and technology. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

India makes history with landing near moon’s South Pole

Rising power India surged to the front of the new moon race Wednesday, landing an unmanned space vehicle near the previously unvisited lunar South Pole and focusing new attention on Asia's surging participation in the race to space.

August 23, 2023
In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, a South Korean Air Force KF-16 fighter jet takes off during the Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea at an undisclosed air base in South Korea, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the test-firing of strategic cruise missiles, state media reported Monday, as the U.S. and South Korean militaries kicked off major annual drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

War drills ignite on both sides of the DMZ

War drills got underway on, off and over the Korean peninsula on Monday, with the U.S. and South Korea opening a round of joint military exercises while North Korea carried out a cruise missile test.

August 21, 2023
President Joe Biden, left, talks with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, ahead of a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, Sunday, May 21, 2023. Biden aims to further tighten security and economic ties between Japan and South Korea, two nations that have struggled to stay on speaking terms, as he welcomes their leaders to the rustic Camp David presidential retreat Friday, Aug. 18. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

No ‘NEATO’ likely, but Biden hopes to use summit to bind East Asian allies

Don't look for a "NEATO" -- a NATO-like military alliance for Northeast Asia -- to emerge from the much-touted Camp David summit President Biden is holding Friday with the leaders of South Korea and Japan, but the three leaders will still face pressure to formalize the foundations for trilateral strategic and economic cooperation.

August 17, 2023