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.

New satellite images show what could be North Korea’s biggest warship ever – possibly more than double the size of anything in leader Kim Jong Un’s naval fleet. Images taken by independent ...

Depicted by the statue is the Buddha Amitābha, a prominent figure in Mahayana Buddhism.

After emerging from the 1950-53 war with North Korea, South Korea emerged as one of the 20th century’s most remarkable economic success stories, becoming a developed, globally connected ...

BB.Q Chicken continues to expand its footprint in the Philippines with the opening of its 15th branch at Robinsons Place Antipolo. With 130 seats, their new location at the heart of Rizal features the ...

The Filipino word dayò means foreigner or visitor. As an adjective, dayò is sometimes used to gently explain a misstep or ...

China and the Philippines accused each other on Tuesday of dangerous manoeuvres in a hotly disputed shoal in the South China Sea, in the latest confrontation over the waterway. Asia ...

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The neighborhood has the largest collection of privately owned hanoks, or traditional Korean homes with tiled roofs and stone floors, in Seoul. Not only that, but these 900 hanoks date all the way ...

Take the elevator to the top of the Eiffel Tower U.S. News Insider Tip: For the best photo opportunities of the Eiffel Tower, head to Place du Trocadéro. (Just expect to contend with some crowds!) ...

Until recently, I’ve been immune to the charms of South Korea. For years I had obsessed over North Korea’s dynastic totalitarian regime as other Singaporeans traipsed about Gyeongbokgung in hanbok.