Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano ... State media often refers to the eldest Kim in reference to the mountain, using ...

A sacred North Korean mountain was recently recognized as a UNESCO Global Geopark, the first time a natural site in the ...

SEOUL--North Korea celebrated the 80th birthday of late leader Kim Jong Il with a concert ... state event in the city at the foot of Mount Paektu, the highest peak on the Korean Peninsula which ...

Mount Paektu ... often refers to the eldest Kim in reference to the mountain, using titles like the “legendary hero of Paektu.” North Korea claims Kim Jong Il, the late leader and father ...