What is juche, why do North Koreans revere a mountain ... More than 3,000 people have been confirmed dead after last week's earthquake and the toll is expected to rise. South Korea's ...

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 ...

Coffee drinkers can sip their beverages and view a quiet North Korean mountain village from a new ... where about 40 people, a few of them foreigners, came to the opening Friday.

The North Korean side of the mountain was recently designated a UNESCO Global Geopark ... Life near Paektu is rural and sparse. But the people we met spoke with quiet pride — of their history, their ...