Andrew Salmon

South Korea's former president, Lee Myung-bak, arrives at the prosecutors' office in Seoul, South Korea, on March 14, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Kim Hong-Ji

South Korea’s presidential curse: another former leader in the dock

by Andrew Salmon March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

The 11 remaining signatories of the Trans-Pacific Partnership are going their own way without the US. Illustration: iPhoto

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

United States must rejoin TPP, China too: former US trade chief for Asia

by Andrew Salmon March 12, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 16, 2017. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

History in the making: US president to meet North Korean leader

by Andrew Salmon March 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Women rally against sexual abuse in downtown Seoul. Photo: Andrew Salmon

Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

MeToo movement engulfs South Korea in storm of sexual abuse allegations

by Andrew Salmon March 8, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un poses for photos with a South Korean delegation led by Chung Eui-yong (second from left) in Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 6, 2018. Photo: The Presidential Blue House / Yonhap via Reuters

China, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

Kim’s initiative: The breakthrough the world has been waiting for?

by Andrew Salmon March 7, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un greets Chung Eui-yong, head of South Korea's presidential National Security Office, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 6, 2018. Photo: The Presidential Blue House / Yonhap via Reuters

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Kim Jong-un, senior South Korean officials meet for first time

by Andrew Salmon March 6, 2018February 18, 2020

The 1996 mini submarine used to infiltrate special operations personnel into South Korea. Photo: Andrew Salmon/Asia Times

Afghanistan, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Iron Coffin: Inside North Korea’s infiltration submarine

by Andrew Salmon March 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrives at a court in Seoul last year. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Prosecutors call for 30-year jail term for ex-president Park

by Andrew Salmon February 27, 2018February 18, 2020

A conservative protester holds up a sign blaming visiting North Korean delegate Kim Yong-chol, a "devilish murderer," for attacks on a South Korean ship and island in 2010. Photo: Andrew Salmon

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

South and North Korea agree: Washington should talk to Pyongyang

by Andrew Salmon February 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Han River café, Seoul. The design incorporates a coffee shop into the staircase/elevator that conveys pedestrians to and from the upper and lower levels of Hannam Bridge, which crosses the Han River in central Seoul. Photo: Park Young-chae

European Union, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Hwang Doo-jin: Adding Heart to the Seoulscape

by Andrew Salmon February 24, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korea's general reconnaissance bureau head Kim Yong-chol speaks during a briefing for diplomats in Pyongyang. Kim is due to attend the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. Photo: Kyodo via Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

After the ‘Peace Olympics,’ time for the war games?

by Andrew Salmon February 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Ivanka Trump, pictured on February 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Ivanka Trump, former N. Korean general to attend Pyeongchang finale

by Andrew Salmon February 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Beolddeokju (Erection Wine) stands out in a crowd. Photo: Andrew Salmon / Asia Times

AT Finance, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam

The stiffest drink at the Winter Olympics: ‘Erection Wine’

by Andrew Salmon February 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Choi Soon-sil received a 20-year jail sentence for her part in the impeachment scandal. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Impeached South Korean president’s crony gets 20 years in jail

by Andrew Salmon February 13, 2018February 18, 2020

The holiday home of the late North Korean dictator and “eternal president” Kim Il-sung. Photo: Andrew Salmon / Asia Times

AT Finance, Australia, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

A little piece of North Korea in South Korea

by Andrew Salmon February 13, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in talks with Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, while watching North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra's perform on February 11, 2018. Photo: Yonhap via Reuters

Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Stars align for Moon

by Andrew Salmon February 12, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, Kim Yong-nam and Kim Yo-Jong pose with the Unified Korean Women's ice hockey team. Photo: Reuters / Brian Snyder

AT Finance, France, Italy, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Chronicler of inter-Korean ice hockey adventure has mixed emotions

by Andrew Salmon February 11, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister, Kim Yo-jong, speaks with the joint Korean Women's ice hockey team after their first game of the Olympics against Switzerland on Feb. 10, 2018. Next to her is Kim Yong-nam. Photo: Reuters/Grigory Dukor

AT Finance, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Gangneung Style: Covering the 2018 Winter Olympics 4

by Andrew Salmon February 11, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean Chungwon Choue (L), head of World Taekwondo, and North Korean Ri Yong-son, ITF head, in Sokcho on Saturday. Photo: Andrew Salmon/Asia Times

AT Finance, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Force vs finesse: North, South Korea trade taekwondo

by Andrew Salmon February 10, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in shakes hands with Ri Son-kwon, chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, last February. Photo: Yonhap via Reuters

AT Finance, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Kim’s sister invites President Moon to Pyongyang for summit

by Agencies and Andrew Salmon February 10, 2018February 18, 2020

A solitary anti-North Korea protestor shouts her pro-South Korea, pro-Trump slogans while draped in a South Korean flag. Photo: Andrew Salmon/Asia Times

China, Hong Kong, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea

Gangneung Style: Covering the 2018 Winter Olympics III

by Andrew Salmon February 10, 2018February 18, 2020

The Olympic flag is paraded during the opening ceremony. Photo: Reuters/Phil Noble

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Germany, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, World

Let the Games Begin! Asia’s third Winter Olympiad kicks off

by Andrew Salmon February 9, 2018February 18, 2020

The inter-Korean flag has irked both Japanese and local conservatives. Photo: Andrew Salmon

AT Finance, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea

Anticipation high as ‘Peace Olympics’ kicks off in South Korea

by Andrew Salmon February 9, 2018February 18, 2020

The Olympic mascot, Soohorang, is seen painted on the face of a young spectator. Photo: Reuters / Cathal Mcnaughton

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Gangneung Style: Covering the Winter Olympics (day 2)

by Andrew Salmon February 9, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean soldiers march during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of the country's founding father Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang on April 17, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Damir Sagolj

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Pre-Pyeongchang, Pyongyang’s high-profile parade proves low-key

by Andrew Salmon February 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Children cheer during the Olympic torch relay in Gangneung, South Korea on February 8, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji

AT Finance, China, European Union, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

A tale of three Koreas: A nation finds its swagger through sport

by Andrew Salmon February 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Asia Times Northeast Asia correspondent Andrew Salmon's Press Kit and credentials.

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea

Gangneung Style: Covering the 2018 Winter Olympics

by Andrew Salmon February 8, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with his sister Kim Yo-jong (background) in Kangwon province. Photo: AFP via KCNA/KNS

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

First-ever member of North Korea’s Kim Dynasty to visit South

by Andrew Salmon February 7, 2018February 18, 2020

A South Korean soldier brushes snow off a seat in the spectator stands at the ski jump venue of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Photo: Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach

Northeast Asia, South Korea

Pyeongchang hit by virus days before Winter Olympiad

by Andrew Salmon February 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Lee Jae-young, the de facto head of Samsung and grandson of the corporation’s founder who was jailed for five years last August, is now free. Photo: Reuters / Kim Hong-ji

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Court upholds Samsung heir’s guilty verdict but lets him walk free

by Andrew Salmon February 6, 2018February 18, 2020

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South Korea’s presidential curse: another former leader in the dock

United States must rejoin TPP, China too: former US trade chief for Asia

History in the making: US president to meet North Korean leader

MeToo movement engulfs South Korea in storm of sexual abuse allegations

Kim’s initiative: The breakthrough the world has been waiting for?

Kim Jong-un, senior South Korean officials meet for first time

Iron Coffin: Inside North Korea’s infiltration submarine

Prosecutors call for 30-year jail term for ex-president Park

South and North Korea agree: Washington should talk to Pyongyang

Hwang Doo-jin: Adding Heart to the Seoulscape

After the ‘Peace Olympics,’ time for the war games?

Ivanka Trump, former N. Korean general to attend Pyeongchang finale

The stiffest drink at the Winter Olympics: ‘Erection Wine’

Impeached South Korean president’s crony gets 20 years in jail

A little piece of North Korea in South Korea

Stars align for Moon

Chronicler of inter-Korean ice hockey adventure has mixed emotions

Gangneung Style: Covering the 2018 Winter Olympics 4

Force vs finesse: North, South Korea trade taekwondo

Kim’s sister invites President Moon to Pyongyang for summit

Gangneung Style: Covering the 2018 Winter Olympics III

Let the Games Begin! Asia’s third Winter Olympiad kicks off

Anticipation high as ‘Peace Olympics’ kicks off in South Korea

Gangneung Style: Covering the Winter Olympics (day 2)

Pre-Pyeongchang, Pyongyang’s high-profile parade proves low-key

A tale of three Koreas: A nation finds its swagger through sport

Gangneung Style: Covering the 2018 Winter Olympics

First-ever member of North Korea’s Kim Dynasty to visit South

Pyeongchang hit by virus days before Winter Olympiad

Court upholds Samsung heir’s guilty verdict but lets him walk free

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