Korea Joongang Daily
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Korea Heritage Service initiates process to add Seoul's fortress walls to Unesco World Heritage List

The Korea Heritage Service (KHS) recently submitted a nomination dossier to the Unesco World Heritage Centre to inscribe the fortifications of Hanyang on the World Heritage List, the agency said Friday.

2026-01-30

Seoul eyes joint Unesco bid with Pyongyang to list taekwondo as shared heritage

South Korea aims to join forces with North Korea to seek Unesco recognition for the traditional martial art of taekwondo as a shared intangible cultural heritage, sources said Monday.

2026-01-19

Air Macau publication draws criticism over labeling Changdeok Palace 'Chinese-style architecture'

An in-flight guidebook distributed by Air Macau has drawn criticism after it described Changdeok Palace, one of Korea’s five royal palaces, as an example of Chinese architecture.

2026-01-13

Korea urges Japan to fulfill its pledge on Unesco-listed forced labor site

Korea urged Japan on Monday to follow through on its pledge to fully reflect the history of a Unesco-listed heritage site linked to wartime forced labor.

2025-12-16

City, heritage agency hold initial talks on high-rise project near Jongmyo Shrine

Korea's heritage authorities and the Seoul Metropolitan Government have held their first round of preliminary talks to address a growing dispute over a controversial high-rise redevelopment project planned near Jongmyo Shrine.

2025-12-10

Does downtown Tokyo's transformation offer clues to Jongmyo development dispute?

Tokyo's high-rise redevelopment contrasts with Seoul's stalled Sewoon District project near Jongmyo Shrine, highlighting unresolved heritage disputes and inconsistent city policies that hinder progress despite efforts to revitalize the area.

2025-11-28

Korea seeks Unesco designation for 2 collections tracing history, protection of language

Korea has asked Unesco to recognize two collections that trace how Koreans wrote, learned and defended their language — from women in secluded quarters to linguists resisting colonial suppression — as part of the world’s documentary heritage.

2025-11-24

Monument conservation group urges joint impact assessment for high-rise project facing Jongmyo Shrine

Heritage experts in Korea on Monday urged the Seoul city government to undergo a Heritage Impact Assessment for a redevelopment project near Jongmyo Shrine, warning that unchecked construction could threaten the area's historical integrity.

2025-11-24

Clash over Seoul's Jongmyo Shrine pits preservation against urban development

Would new skyscrapers spoil the protected landscape of Jongmyo Shrine, a Unesco World Heritage site in central Seoul?

2025-11-20

Korea's former ambassador to Unesco expected to be elected chair of World Heritage Committee

Lee Byong-hyun, a former ambassador of Korea’s Permanent Delegation to Unesco, is expected to be elected chair of the Unesco World Heritage Committee, which is set to convene in Korea in July next year.

2025-11-18