North Korean state media are encouraging citizens to undertake winter climbs of Mount Baekdu, a peak venerated by Koreans ancient and modern, North and South. The official Rodong Sinmun newspaper ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South Korea's Seoul National University is offering up to $540 in scholarship money to students who climb at least six mountains ...

A sacred North Korean mountain was recently recognized as a UNESCO Global Geopark, the first time a natural site in the country has been included on the list. Mount Paektu, an active volcano and the ...

Forget food, K-pop or skincare, something else is attracting foreign tourists to Korea - urban hiking. We look at its climbing popularity Eating street food and shopping for K-pop merchandise and ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Coffee drinkers can sip their beverages and view a quiet North Korean mountain village from a new Starbucks at a South Korean border observatory. Customers have to pass a ...

Gracefully formed by the earth’s tectonic forces and massive volcanic eruptions, the mountains are a fascinating natural phenomenon, all the way from their beginnings to their present day formation.

Home to legendary K-pop groups like BTS, addictive TV shows like "Squid Games," and the aromatic and spicy kimchi, South ...

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Majestic and dramatic, with cliffs and waterfalls overlooking the sea, North Korea's Diamond Mountain has been revered throughout Korean history as the most beautiful of the ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in cleared a top item off his bucket list on Thursday: Climbing Mount Paektu in North Korea with its leader Kim Jong Un. After the two leaders pledged ...