For the 25 million residents of the Seoul Capital Area, Namhansanseong mountain fortress has long provided an escape from the hustle and bustle of living in the city. While many people visit the area ...

Suwon Hwaseong Fortress and Haenggung-dong (an area comprising 12 neighborhoods), along with 10 other tourism hot spots, have been selected as Stars of Korean Tourism this year, according to the ...

For the next installment in our UNESCO World Heritage Series, the Asia Society made a trip to Hwaseong Fortress in the city of Suwon, Korea’s second largest municipality after Seoul. Suwon, in recent ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has climbed the country's highest mountain on horseback, according to state media. A series of photos released by KCNA show Mr Kim astride a white horse on a snow ...