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2 Koreas in volcano talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken April 12, 2011, shows the chief of the South Korean delegation (front) who arrived at South Korea's Munsan after holding talks with a North Korean team at the North Korean city Kaesong on a potential volcanic eruption at Mt. Paektu on the North's border with China. During the day's meeting, the two Koreas agreed to hold experts' talks in May in Pyongyang or a convenient location on the risk of such an eruption and to make an on-site survey of the mountain in mid-June, according to Yonhap News Agency.

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North Koreans march to celebrate liberation anniversary

Men participating in the national reunification conference for celebrating the 70th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule march in the Mt. Paektu area in northern North Korea on Aug. 13, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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North Koreans march on highest peak to mark end of Japanese rule

North Koreans march on Mt. Paektu, the country's highest peak, on Aug. 13, 2015, two days before the 70th anniversary of the end of Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, as part of a three-day commemorative event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Event to praise Kim's family held in Pyongyang

A gathering called "Praise to the Great Persons of Mt. Paektu," an event to sing the praises of North Korea's ruling Kim family, is held in Pyongyang on Aug. 15, 2017. Mt. Paektu, located on the border of North Korea and China, is the alleged birthplace of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's father Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Event to praise Kim's family held in Pyongyang

Kim Jong Suk, chairwoman of North Korea's Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, speaks at a gathering called "Praise to the Great Persons of Mt. Paektu," an event to sing the praises of North Korea's ruling Kim family, in Pyongyang on Aug. 15, 2017. Mt. Paektu, located on the border of North Korea and China, is the alleged birthplace of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's father Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Event to praise Kim's family held in Pyongyang

A gathering called "Praise to the Great Persons of Mt. Paektu," an event to sing the praises of North Korea's ruling Kim family, is held in Pyongyang on Aug. 15, 2017. Mt. Paektu, located on the border of North Korea and China, is the alleged birthplace of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's father Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Event to praise Kim's family held in Pyongyang

A gathering called "Praise to the Great Persons of Mt. Paektu," an event to sing the praises of North Korea's ruling Kim family, is held in Pyongyang on Aug. 15, 2017. Mt. Paektu, located on the border of North Korea and China, is the alleged birthplace of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's father Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 Koreas in volcano talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken April 12, 2011, shows the chief of the South Korean delegation (front) who arrived at South Korea's Munsan after holding talks with a North Korean team at the North Korean city Kaesong on a potential volcanic eruption at Mt. Paektu on the North's border with China. During the day's meeting, the two Koreas agreed to hold experts' talks in May in Pyongyang or a convenient location on the risk of such an eruption and to make an on-site survey of the mountain in mid-June, according to Yonhap News Agency. (Kyodo)

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Banner of Korean leaders hung in Seoul

A banner bearing a photo of South Korean President Moon Jae In and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is hung from the wall of a library in Seoul as seen on Oct. 4, 2018. The photo was taken on Sept. 20, when the two leaders and their wives visited Mt. Paektu, the highest peak on the Korean Peninsula, located on the North Korean-Chinese border. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Banner of Korean leaders hung in Seoul

A banner bearing a photo of South Korean President Moon Jae In and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is hung from the wall of a library in Seoul as seen on Oct. 4, 2018. The photo was taken on Sept. 20, when the two leaders and their wives visited Mt. Paektu, the highest peak on the Korean Peninsula, located on the North Korean-Chinese border. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korea summit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (far L) and South Korean President Moon Jae In (4th from L) visit Mt. Paektu, the highest peak on the Korean Peninsula and located on the North Korean-Chinese border, on Sept. 20, 2018. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korea summit

South Korean President Moon Jae In (4th from L), North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (2nd from L), and their wives visit Mt. Paektu, the highest peak on the Korean Peninsula on the North Korean-Chinese border, on Sept. 20, 2018.(Pyeongyang Press Corps)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korea summit

South Korean President Moon Jae In (C, R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C, L) visit Chon Lake on Mt. Paektu, the highest peak on the Korean Peninsula on the North Korean-Chinese border, on Sept. 20, 2018. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korea summit

South Korean President Moon Jae In (C, R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C, L) visit Mt. Paektu, the highest peak on the Korean Peninsula on the North Korean-Chinese border, on Sept. 20, 2018. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korea summit

South Korean President Moon Jae In (C,R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C,L) visit Mt. Paektu, the highest peak on the Korean Peninsula on the North Korean-Chinese border, on Sept. 20, 2018. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korea summit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) and South Korean President Moon Jae In visit Mt. Paektu, a volcano on the North Korean-Chinese border, on Sept. 20, 2018. The highest peak on the Korean Peninsula is considered sacred by Koreans. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korea summit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) and South Korean President Moon Jae In visit Mt. Paektu, a volcano on the North Korean-Chinese border, on Sept. 20, 2018. The highest peak on the Korean Peninsula is considered sacred by Koreans. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korea summit

South Korean President Moon Jae In (R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visit Chon Lake on Mt. Paektu, the highest peak on the Korean Peninsula on the North Korean-Chinese border, on Sept. 20, 2018. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's Mt. Paektu

File photo taken in 1994 shows Chon Lake near the summit of Mt. Paektu, the highest mountain on the Korean Peninsula, located on the North Korean-Chinese border. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korean summit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (2nd from L), his wife Ri Sol Ju (L), South Korean President Moon Jae In (2nd from R) and his wife Kim Jung Sook pose on Mt. Paektu, a volcano on the North Korean-Chinese border, on Sept. 20, 2018. The highest peak on the Korean Peninsula is considered sacred by Koreans. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korean summit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (2nd from L) and his wife Ri Sol Ju (L) pose with South Korean President Moon Jae In (2nd from R) and his wife Kim Jung Sook in front of Chon Lake on Mt. Paektu, a volcano on the North Korean-Chinese border, on Sept. 20, 2018. The highest peak on the Korean Peninsula is considered sacred by Koreans. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korea summit

A North Korean woman hands South Korean President Moon Jae In a flower bouquet at Pyongyang International Airport ahead of his visit to Mt. Paektu, the highest mountain on the Korean Peninsula considered sacred by Koreans, on Sept. 20, 2018. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korea summit

South Korean President Moon Jae In, accompanied by his wife Kim Jung Sook, waves to North Koreans at Pyongyang International Airport on Sept. 20, 2018, ahead of their visit to Mt. Paektu, the highest mountain on the Korean Peninsula considered sacred by Koreans. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korea summit

South Korean President Moon Jae In's motorcade heads to Pyongyang International Airport on Sept. 20, 2018, ahead of his visit to Mt. Paektu, the highest mountain on the Korean Peninsula considered sacred by Koreans. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korea summit

South Korean President Moon Jae In, accompanied by his wife Kim Jung Sook, waves to North Koreans at Pyongyang International Airport on Sept. 20, 2018, ahead of their visit to Mt. Paektu, the highest mountain on the Korean Peninsula considered sacred by Koreans. Kim Yong Nam, North Korea's nominal head of state, can be seen walking beside Moon. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korea summit

South Korean President Moon Jae In, accompanied by his wife Kim Jung Sook, waves to North Korean people at Pyongyang International Airport on Sept. 20, 2018, ahead of their visit to Mt. Paektu, the highest mountain on the Korean Peninsula considered sacred by Koreans. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korean summit

South Korean President Moon Jae In's motorcade heads to Pyongyang International Airport on Sept. 20, 2018, ahead of his visit to Mt. Paektu, the highest mountain on the Korean Peninsula considered sacred by Koreans. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korean summit

South Korean President Moon Jae In's motorcade heads to Pyongyang International Airport on Sept. 20, 2018, ahead of his visit to Mt. Paektu, the highest mountain on the Korean Peninsula considered sacred by Koreans. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inter-Korean summit

South Korean President Moon Jae In (2nd from R) views a painting of Mt. Paektu, the highest mountain on the Korean Peninsula considered sacred by Koreans, at the Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang on Sept. 19, 2018. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's border with N. Korea attracting tourists

Chinese tourists take photos near a caldera lake on the top of Mt. Paektu on the border with North Korea on Sept. 20, 2017. China's border with North Korea has become a popular tourist destination amid tension over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rally on Mt. Paektu amid U.S.-N. Korea tensions

People gather on top of Mt. Paektu, a mountain sitting on the North Korea-Chinese border, to express support for North Korea leader Kim Jong Un amid heightened tensions between Pyongyang and Washington. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rally on Mt. Paektu amid U.S.-N. Korea tensions

People gather on top of Mt. Paektu, a mountain sitting on the North Korea-Chinese border, to express support for North Korea leader Kim Jong Un amid heightened tensions between Pyongyang and Washington. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rally on Mt. Paektu amid U.S.-N. Korea tensions

Kim Ki Nam (5th from L in front), a vice chairman of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, attends a rally on Mt. Paektu, a mountain sitting on the North Korea-Chinese border, on Aug. 14, 2017 amid heightened tensions between Washington and Pyongyang. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo