UNESCO has added 26 new locations to its World Heritage List, bringing the total to 1,248 sites recognized globally for their ...

Bavarian palaces, imperial tombs in China and memorials to Khmer Rouge victims are among the sites being recognized by the ...

The presidential office on Wednesday welcomed a decision to name South Korea as host of the 48th annual session of UNESCO's ...

For the first time, South Korea will host the annual UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting, an international gathering that ...

South Korea will host its first U.N. World Heritage Convention summit in July 2026 after joining the convention in 1988, ...

South Korea's southeastern port city of Busan has been chosen as the country's official candidate to host the annual UNESCO meeting on world heritage next year, the Korea Heritage Service said Monday.

Busan has been selected as Korea’s candidate to host the 48th session of the Unesco World Heritage Committee in 2026, moving one step closer to becoming the international gathering’s venue as no other ...

Lee Jae-myung’s inauguration speech was a sign of the diplomatic maneuvering he will need to pull off to navigate relations with China and the United States.

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 ...

South Korea applied for the UNESCO listing of the petroglyphs, located in Ulsan, in January last year. If registered, the petroglyphs will become South Korea's 17th UNESCO World Heritage site.

South Korea will contribute a total of 5 billion won ($3.6 million) to UNESCO’s fund promoting intangible cultural heritage around the world, as it bids to host ...

Korea will donate 5 billion won ($3.65 million) to support UNESCO's efforts to preserve and promote intangible cultural heritage around the world, the country's heritage agency said Saturday. The ...