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Andrew Salmon

Andrew Salmon

asalmon@washingtontimes.com

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

Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, who founded The Washington Times alongside her husband, the late Rev. Sun Myung, delivered the keynote address at the Global Rally for the Reunification of Korea at Seoul’s World Cup Stadium. (PHOTO CREDIT: HSA-UWC) (sponsored)

Christian leaders detained without conviction in South Korea

The imprisonment of two religious leaders and the raids, probes and questioning on political matters of other conservative pastors in South Korea have religious freedom advocates and international officials warning that President Lee Jae-myung's new left-leaning government may be weaponizing the justice system against political opponents.

October 22, 2025