SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s tidal flats have been officially inscribed as a UNESCO world natural heritage despite receiving a deferral in a preliminary review, cultural heritage authorities said Monday. Seoul made a push to register “getbol,” or “Korean tidal flats,” on UNESCO’s world heritage list in the 44th session of the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has recommended again tidal flats on the country’s southwestern coast as a candidate for UNESCO’s World Heritage listing in 2020, the Cultural Heritage Administration said Friday. It is the second time Seoul has nominated the 1,000-square-meter site consisting of the tidal flats in Seocheon in South Chungcheong [...]
HONGSEONG, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Eight local authorities in South Korea have agreed to work together to register Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats, as World Heritage Sites. The World Heritage Promotion Team of Korean Tidal Flats signed an agreement with South Chungcheong Province, North Jeolla Province, Seocheon-gun, Gochang-gun, Suncheon City, Bosung-gun, and Shinan-gun to move [...]