The mountain was the birthplace of Dangun, the mythical founder of the first Korean kingdom, according to North Korean legend. Kim Il Sung, North Korea’s founder and Kim Jong Un’s grandfather ...

Kim Jong Un, who has served as the supreme leader of North Korea since 2011, also keeps up the tradition of his elders and pays visits to the mountain during times of trouble, like the 2013 ...

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un observed the first test-firings of missiles from a recently launched destroyer and called for speeding efforts to boost his navy’s nuclear attack capabilities ...

shows what it says a drill of long-range artillery and missile systems at North Korea’s eastern coast Thursday, May 8, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event ...