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

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 ...

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

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

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

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.

North Korea's Mount Kumgang, a scenic mountain known for its beauty that changes with the seasons, has been named a United ...

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 ...

South Korea's Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo said on Friday that he might request an extension of the freeze on U.S. tariffs that is set to expire within days when he heads to Washington for talks ...

South Korea under President Lee Jae-myung is returning to pragmatic diplomacy, maintaining its US alliance while rejecting confrontation with China, reflecting public sentiment and prioritizing ...

South Korean police have detained six U.S. citizens who were attempting to deliver around 1,300 plastic bottles filled with rice, dollar notes and Bibles to North Korea, a police official said on ...