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 ...

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

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

A set of prehistoric rock carvings in southeastern South Korea has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list, the country's ...

South Korea lost its bid to spotlight Japan’s longstanding failure to fulfill its promise to address its historical ...

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

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 ...

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

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 .