It would be difficult to find a Korean (either from the South or the North) who hasn't heard of Baekdu Mountain. It is regarded as the most sacred peak of the Korean Peninsula, and Koreans believe it ...

North Korea's Baekdu Mountain has been designated a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Global Geopark. On the 10th (local time), the UNESCO Executive Board ...

'The Great Guide 2.5 - The Very Difficult Guide' a serious Baekdu Mountain trip that nature-lover Kim Dae-ho and nature enthusiast Hyojung are excited about begins. The 5th episode of MBC Every1's ...

The biggest arboretum in Asia sits in Korea, upon a peaceful mountain range in Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang. The Baekdu Daegan National Arboretum opened its doors in May, stretching across an area ...

SEOUL (REUTERS) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in will clear a top item off his bucket list on Thursday (Sept 20): Climbing Mount Baekdu in North Korea with its leader Kim Jong Un. After the two ...

David Mason couldn’t understand why Baekdu-daegan had remained overlooked for so long. After his first visit to Korea in 1982, his “heart got stuck” to Korea, so four years later he decided to go back ...

A viral post on Chinese social media of what the poster claimed to be a mysterious animal swimming in the crater lake of Baekdu Mountain on the China-North Korea border has reignited interest in a ...

A Siberian tiger appeared in a rural area in Heilongjiang Province, China When the angry tiger hit the iron door, it fell off like a piece of paper.Local authorities ordered evacuation and launched ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches a long range rocket launched into the air in this still image taken from KRT footage and released by Yonhap, Feb. 7, 2016. Reuters/Yonhap North Korea's nuclear ...

Last month, just one week after Barack Obama was reelected president in the U.S., the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) wrapped up its 18 th Party Congress and elected a new seven member group to its ...