South Korea redeployed firefighting helicopters after a fatal crash caused a temporary grounding on Wednesday as authorities ...

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.

Unprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist temple complex, burning down two buildings that had been designated ...

including a centuries-old Buddhist temple. South Korea’s military aired broadcasts to North Korea to warn people there about the helicopters early Friday, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

"Pine trees contain resin, which acts like oil, intensifying fires when ignited. This resin causes wildfires to burn faster, ...

But the largest culprit is the wind and dry land. The ideal environment for South Korea's largest ever wildfire has been building for the past few weeks. It's only March, but we've already seen ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Unprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist temple, ruining two of its three state-designated ...

The wildfires in March devastated an area larger than the Los Angeles fire and two-thirds the size of Singapore to become its ...

North Korea has hosted the first Pyongyang International Marathon since sealing its borders during the pandemic, but there ...

ANDONG, South Korea (AFP): At South Korea's thousand ... AFP reporters who returned to the temple after the blaze found the north side of the building razed to charred rubble, with broken tablets ...