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.

Observers claimed the Pyongyang troops might have mistakenly crossed the boundary while fortifying their side with anti-tank ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed the rivals’ tense ...

Pyongyang hosted hundreds of foreign runners this weekend as the city held its first international marathon since the Covid ...

North Korea hosted the first Pyongyang International Marathon in six years on Sunday, welcoming international runners to the isolated autocratic nation that closed its borders to all outsiders in ...

Kim Jong Un has transformed the once-bustling border city of Hyesan into an isolated, tightly controlled area by dismantling ...

Seoul, South Korea — South Korea's military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed the rivals' tense border on Tuesday, South Korean officials said. South Korea's military said ...

hosting foreign runners in the reclusive country that had largely closed its borders during the pandemic. Athletes from China, Romania and other countries have arrived in North Korea to ...

South Korea’s military said about 10 North Korean soldiers returned to the North’s territory after the warning shots were ...

South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, on Feb. 18, 2025. AP SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's military fired ...