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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.

Articles by Andrew Salmon

President Joe Biden, center, sits with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, second left, during a bilateral meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, opposite, in Hiroshima, Japan, Thursday, May 18, 2023, ahead of the start of the G7 Summit. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP)

Joining the club? Possible South Korean entry to G7 raises questions

The G7 -- the U.S., Canada, France, Britain, Germany, Italy and Japan -- is widely considered one of the world's more exclusive political clubs, and the possibility of South Korea getting a seat at the table is prompting urgent but hushed debate in Seoul coffee shops -- and beyond.

May 18, 2023
Taiwanese soldiers fold the national flag during the daily flag ceremony at the National Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, May 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) **FILE**

Taiwan tries to cool down Washington war talk on China

Taiwanese officials are trying to tone down alarmist comments made by U.S. investment gurus and policymakers about the risks of a clash with China, risks that are now clouding the island's security, its business climate and the future of one of its best-known corporate giants.

May 9, 2023
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles meets with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon on Feb. 3, 2023, Washington. Richard said his country has made no promises to the United States that Australia would support its ally in any future conflict over Taiwan in exchange for American nuclear-powered submarines. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

Australia muscles up as China’s shadow looms over region

With a wary eye on China, Australian officials announced Wednesday that they were accelerating the domestic production of long-range missiles, two days after unveiling a comprehensive defense strategic review that puts a new emphasis on strike-forward capabilities.

April 26, 2023
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a ceremony to commemorate South Korean soldiers killed in three major clashes with North Korea in the West Sea in past years, at the national cemetery in Daejeon, South Korea, Friday, March 24, 2023. Leaders of the U.S. Congress have invited Yoon to address a joint meeting during a visit to Washington later this month. (Im Hun-jung/Yonhap via AP, File)

South Korean president buffeted by attacks over U.S. intel leaks

Intelligence leaks from Washington have generated global headlines, but nowhere have the fallout and embarrassment been more explosive than here, with the government of President Yoon Suk Yeol forced on the defensive and even the firebrand opposition leader expressing some sympathy for Mr. Yoon's dilemma.

April 11, 2023
In this May 23, 2018, photo, former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, center, appears for his first trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea. The South Korean government of President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, it will grant a special pardon to Lee, who was sentenced to a 17-year prison term for a range of corruption crimes. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Indicting ex-presidents: It’s par for the course in South Korea

While pro- and anti-Trumpers pondered the implications of a precedent shattered, the brouhaha compelled a Korean-American academic to pose this question on social media: Has the student - South Korea -- overtaken the master - the U.S. - in the practice of democracy?

April 10, 2023
Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions stage a May Day rally in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Thousands of trade union members and activists are marking May Day by marching through Asia's capitals and demanding better working conditions and expanding labor rights. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Clash over a 69-hour workweek reveals generational divide in South Korea

South Korea's famous/notorious work culture is currently in the spotlight, after the conservative government of President Yoon Suk Yeol on March 6 proposed expanding the allowable maximum working week from 52 hours (40 hours plus 12 hours over overtime) to 69 hours, or an average of slightly over 9.85 hours a day, seven days a week.

March 30, 2023