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 ...

The Unesco-listed Hahoe Folk Village in South Korea has been evacuated and a 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple burned to the ground after wildfires tore through southern parts of the country this ...

Rescuers Race to Save People and Treasures From South Korea Wildfires The country’s largest blaze on record has left 27 dead and destroyed heritage sites, including two 1,000-year-old temples.

Charred remains at Gounsa temple first built in 681 At least 18 heritage sites or objects damaged, destroyed Wildfire is largest ever in South Korea Heritage service deploys to protect historic ...

By Kang Gahui Photos = Lee Jeongwoo The first foreign national to visit all 76 national heritage sites in the country is Kuvvet Ayse, 28, from Turkiye (Turkey). Starting from Suwon Hwaseong Fortress ...

Thousands have been displaced and 28 people died in the fires that broke out last week, with at least 18 designated heritage sites or objects being destroyed or damaged.

The Korea Heritage Service is accepting applications from local governments until June 5 to select a candidate city to host the 48th session of the Unesco World Heritage Committee in 2026.

South Korea’s Worst Ever Wildfires Ravage Ancient Buddhist Temples and Menace Historic Villages One monk said his old temple was ‘reduced to heaps of ashes,’ as the fires continue to rage ...

Wildfires in South Korea have resulted in deaths, turned an ancient Buddhist temple into ashes and forced the evacuation of residents of a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Archaeologists excavated a tomb in South Korea and found a 1,400-year-old crown decorated with insect wings in a first-of-its-kind find. Photo from Korea Heritage Service Sifting through the rocky ...