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Japanese Government’s Historical Revisionism Sparks Concerns over Sado Mine’s UNESCO World Heritage Site Status

Japanese Government’s Historical Revisionism Sparks Concerns over Sado Mine’s UNESCO World Heritage Site Status

SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Growing concerns are being raised over the Japanese government’s apparent “regression in historical awareness.” This issue was highlighted once again with the approval of elementary school textbooks that contain deteriorated descriptions of forced labor and Dokdo, which may pose a significant obstacle to future Korea-Japan relations. Another issue that [...]

Korean Mask Dance Added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List

Korean Mask Dance Added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The traditional Korean mask dance, or “talchum” in Korean, was inscribed onto a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list Wednesday. UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage decided to put “Talchum, Mask Dance Drama in the Republic of Korea” on the Representative List of the Intangible [...]

Korean Ancient Book, Women’s Poetry Listed on Regional List of UNESCO Memory of the World

Korean Ancient Book, Women’s Poetry Listed on Regional List of UNESCO Memory of the World

SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean ancient history book, traditional women’s poetry and records of a massive oil spill have been added to the regional list of the UNESCO Memory of the World program. The Cultural Heritage Administration said “Samguk-yusa” (Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms) and two other candidates from the country [...]

Traditional Korean Mask Dance Almost Sure to be UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage

Traditional Korean Mask Dance Almost Sure to be UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage

SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The traditional Korean mask dance, or “talchum” in Korean, is almost certain to be added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list. According to the homepage of UNESCO on Tuesday, “Talchum, Mask Dance Drama in the Republic of Korea” was recommended for inscription on the list by a subpanel of [...]

Wando County Designated as UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Wando County Designated as UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The southwestern provincial county of Wando was designated Wednesday as a UNESCO biosphere reserve, the environment ministry said. The designation was decided during an International Coordinating Council session of the 33th UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Program currently under way in Nigeria via virtual links, the ministry said in [...]

UNESCO Says Japan Failed to Provide Sufficient Explanation on Forced Labor

UNESCO Says Japan Failed to Provide Sufficient Explanation on Forced Labor

SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A UNESCO committee on Thursday called for Japan to keep its promise to honor forced labor victims at an information center on industrial revolution sites registered on the World Heritage list. In a virtual session, the World Heritage Committee (WHC) adopted a resolution stating Japan’s failure to provide sufficient [...]

UNESCO Headquarters Hosts Korean Cultural Exhibition

UNESCO Headquarters Hosts Korean Cultural Exhibition

SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency are co-hosting ‘Korea: Cubically Imagined,’ an exhibition held at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris that began on July 6. The exhibition showcases BTS’s video performance of “BTS Map Of [...]