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Tidal Flat Lifesaving Team Inaugurated

Tidal Flat Lifesaving Team Inaugurated

HONGSEONG, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Chungnam Fire Service Headquarters in South Chungcheong Province has inaugurated a special team specialized in lifesaving activities for fishermen and tourists isolated or stuck in tidal flats. The headquarters recently held an inauguration ceremony for the tidal flat lifesaving team at the tidal flat in Hongseong, central South [...]

S. Korea’s Tidal Flats Deferred in World Heritage Preliminary Review

S. Korea’s Tidal Flats Deferred in World Heritage Preliminary Review

SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s tidal flats were recently deferred in a preliminary review of potential assets that could be listed as UNESCO World Heritage, cultural heritage authorities said Wednesday. Seoul has been pushing to register “getbol,” or “Korean tidal flats” on the UNESCO’s world heritage list, with the final review set [...]

S. Korea Pushes for World Heritage Listing of Southwestern Tidal Flats Again

S. Korea Pushes for World Heritage Listing of Southwestern Tidal Flats Again

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 [...]

Eight Local Governments Team Up to List S. Korean Tidal Flats as World Heritage Sites

Eight Local Governments Team Up to List S. Korean Tidal Flats as World Heritage Sites

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 [...]