SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The mayor of Seoul, Park Won-soon, announced that the city would take responsibility for registering sex slaves’ records with UNESCO’s ‘Memory of the World’ programme if the Korean government cancels its own plans due to budget cuts. UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme was initiated to protect the “documentary heritage of [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – There are 40 tombs of royal members of the Korean Joseon Dynasty scattered across 18 different sites in Korea. These tombs have been collectively registered as UNESCO World Heritage sites since 2009. To share and honor these highly-regarded artifacts of ancient Korea, the National Palace Museum of Korea is [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will begin a series of guided tours of the country’s UNESCO-listed world heritage for foreign residents this week, a state-run culture agency said Friday. On Saturday and Sunday the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) will take U.S. military officials in Korea and their families to the [...]
JEJU, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) - If you think of Jeju Island as just a laid back vacation spot or a place for fishermen and tangerine growers, give it a second look. This southern resort island known for its scenic beach and volcanic landscape has drawn a huge influx of Chinese travelers over the past five years [...]
SUWON, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – A series of cultural festivities and exhibitions will commemorate the 220th anniversary of Hwaseong Fortress in this city, officials said Monday. The Suwon City Government said a number of cultural, academic and sports events are scheduled from this month in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, some 50 kilometers south of Seoul, [...]
TONGYEONG, South Korea, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s southeastern port city of Tongyeong has been designated by UNESCO as a Creative City of Music, the municipal government said Saturday.Tongyeong is the first South Korean city and 10th city in the world to join the network that includes cities such as Bogota, Colombia and [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Actress Lee Young-ae has been appointed to be a special envoy for the UNESCO Korean Commission, the commission said Tuesday. Lee was recognized for her status as one of the top celebrities in the country and lead in donations and voluntary services, it said. “We decided to work with [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is pushing for the UNESCO listing of documentary heritage related to Japan’s wartime forced labor of Koreans, diplomatic sources said Sunday. The move is apparently intended to counter the July listing of 23 Japanese industrial facilities, where many Koreans were forced to work under harsh conditions during World [...]
SAN ANTONIO, July 5, 2015 (Korea Bizwire) – The wait is finally over: The San Antonio Missions have officially been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The decision was announced on July 5th at the annual UNESCO World Heritage committee meeting in Bonn, Germany. An elite list with just 22 existing U.S. landmarks included, the five [...]