PARIS, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — UNESCO Director-General Khaled El-Enany has voiced deep concern over Seoul’s high-rise development plan near Seoul’s Jongmyo Shrine when he met with Huh Min, director of the Korea Heritage Service (KHS), Huh said. “He brought up the issue and expressed deep concern over the plan,” Huh said Wednesday while briefing [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The presidential office on Wednesday welcomed a decision to name South Korea as host of the 48th annual session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee next year, calling it a “historic moment” for the country. During the committee’s ongoing meeting at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on Tuesday, South Korea was [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC) on Monday rejected a South Korean proposal calling for a review of Japan’s implementation of its pledged measures regarding industrial sites linked to wartime forced labor. The decision came after the proposal was put to an unprecedented vote during the WHC session in [...]
ULSAN, South Korea, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A pair of prehistoric rock art sites in Ulsan, revered for capturing scenes of early Korean life, are set to join UNESCO’s World Heritage list following a key recommendation from the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). ICOMOS, the official advisory body to the UNESCO World Heritage [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwwire) — A set of prehistoric petroglyphs located in southeastern South Korea is likely to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, people familiar with the matter said Monday. The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), an advisory body to UNESCO, has recommended the inclusion of the Petroglyphs along [...]
DANYANG, South Korea, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) —Danyang County in North Chungcheong Province has been officially designated as a UNESCO Global Geopark, marking a major milestone in the region’s push to become a premier destination for geological and ecological tourism. UNESCO announced the designation on April 10 (local time in France), covering the entire Danyang [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Archives documenting the Jeju April 3 uprising and South Korea’s post-war reconstruction efforts have been added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register, the government said Friday. According to the Korea Heritage Service, UNESCO approved the inscription during an executive board meeting in Paris on Thursday (local time), following [...]
ANDONG, South Korea, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Police will investigate a drama production team from public broadcaster KBS for allegedly hammering nails at a UNESCO World Heritage site to hang a prop, officials said Friday. Gyeongbuk Provincial Police said a complaint was filed earlier in the day by a person known as a citizen [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s agricultural minister says she expects exports of traditional fermented sauces using soybeans, or “jang,” to grow down the road after the tradition of making them was recognized as intangible heritage by the United Nations cultural organization. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paraguay [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea’s tradition of making fermented sauces using soybeans is likely to be added to UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage. UNESCO said Tuesday its deliberative body has categorized “knowledge, beliefs, and practices related to jang-making in the Republic of Korea” as recommended for inscription. The Republic of Korea is [...]