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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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Japan’s Honda, Nissan plan to merge into third-largest global automaker

Japanese automakers Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Corp. announced Monday their intention to merge by 2026 and create the world's third-largest car-making operation by sales.

December 23, 2024

South Korea’s opposition party demands probe of impeached President Yoon and his wife

South Korea's main opposition party on Sunday demanded that the nation's acting president launch special counsel investigations of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee.

December 22, 2024

High body count may not deter North Korean forces fighting for Russia in Ukraine

As North Korean troops storm into battle against Ukrainians in Russia, the high casualties they have reportedly suffered are receiving major attention, but the early losses may not be enough to change Pyongyang's calculations about the value of the deployment, analysts said this week.

December 20, 2024

Defying drones, mines and shells, North Korean troops storm village in Russia’s Kursk region

North Korean troops have entered the fight alongside Russian troops in the Kursk border region, successfully taking at least one objective against Ukrainian forces despite suffering heavy losses, according to multiple reports from the battlefield.

December 17, 2024

Japan woos Trump as impeachment crisis sidelines South Korea

With major questions hovering over the incoming U.S. administration's Asia policy, senior Japanese figures are rushing to woo President-elect Donald Trump, while South Korea officials, trapped in a national impeachment drama, are largely unable to act.

December 16, 2024

Impeachment of South Korean president moves to court; questions loom for relations with Trump

It was game over for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Saturday, after his powers were suspended by a bipartisan impeachment vote in the National Assembly in central Seoul.

December 14, 2024

South Korea’s Yoon speaks out, slams opposition obstruction, slackness on national security

Disempowered and disgraced South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol broke cover on Thursday morning to deliver an impassioned televised defense of his shock declaration of martial law last week.

December 12, 2024

After eight days, North Korea reports South’s martial law debacle

North Korea on Wednesday finally informed its public of the Dec. 3 martial law fiasco in South Korea, but remains silent on its own forces' inertia in Russia.

December 11, 2024

In South Korea, Yoon’s downfall holds dire implications for Japan, U.S. relations

As freezing temperatures add further chill to South Korea's winter of discontent, analysts are fretting over the foreign policy implications of a resurgence of the country's left wing.

December 9, 2024

Impeachment effort fails in South Korea, turmoil ahead as vote falls short

A vote in South Korea's 300-seat National Assembly to impeach embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol failed Saturday, plunging the nation into political uncertainty for the second time in less than a week.

December 7, 2024

Last obstacle cleared ahead of South Korea’s presidential impeachment vote on Saturday

Doom looms for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol as his last shred of political support collapsed Friday, while the army said it had followed his orders with surprise and reluctance, and would not do so again.

December 6, 2024

South Korea’s political crisis gets sudden new jolt of instability

South Korea's political crisis, ignited by President Yoon Suk Yeol's shock announcement of martial law on Tuesday, followed by its near-immediate overturn hours later on Wednesday, ramped up a notch Thursday.

December 5, 2024

Motion for South Korean President Yoon’s impeachment filed; vote expected in days

Seoul was largely calm Wednesday after a shock overnight political crisis ended with parliamentarians and citizens reversing an attempt by conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol to impose martial law.

December 4, 2024

Yoon backs down after South Korean lawmakers rise up against martial law decree

In a night of extraordinary developments in Seoul, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in a surprise late-night address to the nation, citing threats from North Korea and from his political opponents at home, only to back down hours later after spontaneous street protests and a unanimous vote against the decree by furious South Korea lawmakers.

December 3, 2024

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