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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.

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Protesters hold a sign that reads, "Condemning U.S. immigration enforcement." near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025 as they stage a rally against the detention of South Korean workers during an immigration raid in Georgia. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Could a perfect storm of controversies reignite South Korean anti-Americanism?

A combination of public shock at the treatment of South Korean workers in a Georgia immigration raid, legal measures taken by former sex workers for U.S. troops in Korea and uneven U.S. tariffs on Korean and Japanese autos is generating concern about a possible resurrection of mass anti-Americanism.

September 12, 2025
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, from left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walk to attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. 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 Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

‘Golden age’ dawns on once-isolated Kim Jong-un

Kim Jong-un's global prestige received a massive boost from his prominent profile in Beijing Wednesday, prompting experts to say North Korea's widely derided leader is enjoying new relevance.

September 6, 2025
Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's Prime Minister and president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), walks before a board with few red paper roses showing elected candidate at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Sunday, July 20, 2025. (Franck Robichon, Pool Photo via AP)

Party support for Japanese Premier Shigeru Ishiba craters

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's already tenuous grasp on power has been shaken by a wave of resignations of key officials and calls by rebels in his Liberal Democratic Party for a leadership election Monday.

September 4, 2025
In this photo provided Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, supervises the test-firing of two types of new anti-air missiles at undisclosed location, North Korea on Aug. 23, 2025. 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 Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea test fires missiles as Allies drill

With joint South Korean-U.S. war drills underway in the South, North Korea test-fired two new air-defense missiles on Sunday, days after national leader Kim Jong-un oversaw a ceremony honoring troops killed while fighting for Russia against Ukraine.

August 24, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hand with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Aug.19, 2025. (Indian Prime Minister's Office via AP)

Angered by America, India tilts toward China

Is the world's most powerful democracy about to lose the world's most populous democracy? Could be. India has, in the last two days, reset deeply troubled relations with China at the same time that its relations with the United States are fraying.

August 20, 2025
Visitors release doves at the Yasukuni Shrine on the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Japan, Koreas commemorate end of World War II

SEOUL, South Korea -- Very different commemorations were held Friday for the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, a conflict that laid the foundation for today's Asian geopolitics and ongoing tensions.

August 15, 2025
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung attends a Cabinet Council meeting at the presidential office in South Korea, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (Yonhap via AP) ** FILE **

The partisan power of the pardon takes center stage in South Korea

Conservatives in South Korea -- out of power and, in the high-profile cases of former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, facing serious legal jeopardy -- found little to cheer in the list of pending pardons released by the country's left-leaning presidents this week.

August 13, 2025
A visitor looks at a map of two Koreas border area at the unification observatory in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korean defectors defy sanctions to send cash back to families

North Korean defectors who tap into cross-border networks to send cash back home -- a violation of sanctions imposed by the outside world on the totalitarian state -- say exceptions should be made for "humanitarian" aid such as money to feed hungry family members.

August 12, 2025