Hiking Korea’s urban mountains, often dubbed “K-hiking,” has quickly become one of the most unexpected yet popular activities among international tourists.

While Gyeongbokgung is a popular photo spot for tourists,the palace, one of Seoul's five Joseon-era (1392-1910) palaces, contains a deep and rich history as wel ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Climbing on all fours after 13 grueling hours, a diminutive South Korean woman, Oh Eun-sun, reached the summit of one of the Himalayan giants on Tuesday to lay claim to ...

But the mountains would deliver another comeuppance. In 2001, after failing to reach the top of mighty K2, on the Pakistan-China border, she decided to challenge lesser peaks. But ambition gnawed ...

Gyeongbokgung Palace in the heart of Seoul, South Korea, was first erected in 1395 and is one of the first and largest of the royal palaces built during the Joseon Dynasty. (Christopher Green ...

2003-04-27 04:00:00 PDT Bongha, South Korea-- The old man in the gray felt hat walks purposefully around to the back of the house, through the yard with the malodorous mesh-wire chicken coop and ...

South Korea’s highest mountain is facing environmental damage from an unexpected source – instant noodles. The National Park Office of Mount Halla has started a campaign to encourage hikers ...