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Japan’s Sado Mine Expected to Be Listed as UNESCO Heritage: Seoul’s Foreign Ministry

Japan’s Sado Mine Expected to Be Listed as UNESCO Heritage: Seoul’s Foreign Ministry

SEOUL, Jul. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Japan’s former gold mine, associated with South Korea’s wartime forced labor, is expected to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site over the weekend, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday. Seoul has protested Tokyo’s push to enlist its gold and silver mine complex on Sado Island, arguing that Japan [...]

Seoul to Push for UNESCO Registration of “Candlelight Vigils”

Seoul to Push for UNESCO Registration of “Candlelight Vigils”

SEOUL, Jul. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will be pushing for the registration of “candlelight vigils” in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme, an international initiative to protect the documentary heritage of humanity. The historical and cultural asset division of the SMG has commissioned experts to carry out initial research to [...]

Seoul to Provide 180 Million Won for Each ‘Hanok’ Renovation

Seoul to Provide 180 Million Won for Each ‘Hanok’ Renovation

SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government will provide up to 180 million won (U.S. $151,200) worth of subsidies for the renovation of traditional houses. The announcement was made soon after an area of 550,000 square meters over five districts, including two of the oldest neighborhoods in the capital, was designated as a [...]

Korean Tug-of-War Game Added to UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage List

Korean Tug-of-War Game Added to UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage List

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A traditional Korean folk game of tug-of-war added its name on UNESCO’s intangible heritage list on Wednesday, jointly with three other Asian countries with a similar tradition. Tugging rituals and games, proposed by South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines, gained status as UNESCO-recognized traditions of humanity during the 10th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage held in Windhoek, the capital [...]