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

The 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee is underway at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on July 15, 2025. (Yonhap ...

South Korea on Tuesday called on UNESCO's heritage oversight body to step in if Japan continues to backtrack on its promise ...

South Korea will host the 48th meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee next year in the southern port city of Busan. The committee selected South Korea as host of the ...

Hopes for renewed inter-Korean cooperation grew Monday after North Korea's Kumgangsan was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC) on Monday rejected a South Korean proposal calling for a review of Japan's ...

An ongoing rivalry between Japan, China and South Korea surrounding WWII heritage sites and documents continues to rage. Here’s why.

Forest fire smoke covers a street at Gilan-Myeon in Andong, South Korea, on March 24, 2023. (Seung-il Ryu / NurPhoto via AFP) UISEONG, South Korea (AFP) — Inhabitants of a UNESCO-listed village were ...

The decision by Unesco on Sunday to add 23 Japanese sites to its cultural heritage list has renewed a debate between Tokyo and Seoul over wartime history. ... South Korea. By .

Busan won the bid to host the 48th UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting, the Korea Heritage Service said early Wednesday, ...