Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano straddling the border of North Korea and China, is the highest peak on the Korean peninsula and lies at the heart of North Korea’s foundation myth.

A National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) picture showed the devastating aftermath of last month's massive ...

Smoking at national parks continues to be a persistent issue despite being a crime that can be punished with a fine of up to ...

Pakistan’s far north holds some of the world’s highest peaks and has a proud cultural identity, but until now international ...

Wildfires raging in South Korea doubled in size on Thursday from a day earlier, as authorities called the blazes the country's worst natural fire disaster with at least 28 people killed and ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The most destructive wildfires ever to hit South Korea were almost contained, authorities announced Friday, after rain and cooler temperatures helped fire crew put out ...

CHEONGSONG, South Korea — Helicopters dumped water over ... thick plumes of smoke were billowing from Juwang Mountain on Thursday morning. Helicopters repeatedly hovered over the mountain ...

North Korea has sent 3,000 more soldiers to Russia, adding to 11,000 already deployed, South Korea's military said. About 4,000 North Korean troops have been killed or injured while supporting ...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea sent around 3,000 additional troops to Russia in January and February in continued support for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, South Korea ...

Wildfires that have killed 28 people and continue to spread in South ... mountain area, officials said. Debate over whether climate change or forest management to blame Last year was South ...