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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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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, sitting center, with his wife Ri Sol-ju, rear, and daughter tour the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone in North Korea Tuesday, June 24, 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 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)

Questions hover as Kim opens luxury North Korean beach resort

The opening of a ritzy new beach resort in North Korea is puzzling pundits. The impressive scale and apparent high quality of the resort are raising questions about the economy of the heavily sanctioned and supposedly poverty-wracked North Korea, which is only just reopening its borders post-COVID.

June 27, 2025
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, from left, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, President Donald Trump, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and in foreground left, European Council President Antonio Costa and foreground right, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, participate in a session of the G7 Summit, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Japanese, South Korean leaders left disappointed by Trump at G7 summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung -- the leaders of two key U.S. allies in Asia looking to resolve tariff issues with President Trump -- held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Trump-less Group of Seven summit in Canada.

June 18, 2025