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  Human side of Yi Sun-sin seen through handwritten diaries

  SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- “Spending the Lunar New Year twice in the south after leaving my mother fills me with unbearable sorrow.” In the first month of 1592, the year of Imjin, Adm. Yi Sun-sin (15
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  UNESCO chief voices concern over high-rise plan near Jongmyo Shrine: KHS head

  PARIS, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- UNESCO Director-General Khaled El-Enany has voiced deep concern over Seoul's high-rise development plan near Seoul's Jongmyo Shrine when he met with Huh Min, directo
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  Ancient ginkgo that saved loyal officials during Goryeo flood to be designated natural monument

  SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- A ginkgo tree that has stood guard over Cheongju in North Chungcheong Province for more than 900 years will be designated a natural monument. According to the Korea Heritag
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  Heritage agency begins excavation at Pungnap-dong Changui Village site

  SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- The National Seoul Research Institute of Cultural Heritage under the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Korea Heritage Service, said on Tuesday it has launch
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  ICOMOS Korea urges joint impact assessment for high-rise project facing Jongmyo Shrine

  SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- Heritage experts in South Korea on Monday urged the Seoul city government to undergo a Heritage Impact Assessment for a contentious redevelopment project near Jongmyo Shrine
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  K-content seeks U.S. expansion, logs 84 business meetings at LA showcase

  SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Yonhap) -- The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) said Friday that a total of 84 business consultations were held during the “2025 K
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  Earliest wooden tablets found at Yangju Daemosanseong may date back 1,500 years

  SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- Wooden tablets believed to have been produced some 1,500 years ago during the Three Kingdoms period have been unearthed at Daemosanseong, a mountain fortress in Yangju, Gye
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  Contribution

  CJ Olive Young partners with UAE's LHG on K-beauty product retail

  SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- CJ Olive Young Corp., the retail unit of South Korea's food-to-cosmetics conglomerate CJ Group, said Thursday it has partnered with Life Healthcare Group (LHG), a major
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  Art

  Kim Whan-ki's 1971 painting fetches US$8.4 mln at auction, second-highest for Korean art

  SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- A 1971 dot painting by Korean abstract master Kim Whan-ki (1913-1974) has sold for US$8.4 million at a Christie's auction held in New York, achieving the second-highest
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  UNESCO urges strong action over high-rise project near Jongmyo: heritage chief

  By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- UNESCO has called on South Korea to take strong action over a high-rise redevelopment project near Seoul's Jongmyo Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage site
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  Buddhist painting from Sokcho’s Sinheung Temple returns from U.S. after 70 years

  SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- A Buddhist painting from Sinheung Temple in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, believed to have been taken to the United States during the turbulent period of the 1950–53 Korean War
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  Seocheon Eupseong Fortress Designated as National Historic Site

  SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- The Seocheon Eupseong Fortress in South Chungcheong Province, originally built during the early Joseon Dynasty to defend against Japanese pirate invasions, has been designa
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  Obong Art Museum Opens at Yangju Seokguram Temple

  SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- The Jogye Order’s Seokguram Temple on Mount Obong in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, has transformed one of its temple halls into an art space named the Obong Art Museum, which
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  National Palace Museum reopens royal painting gallery, unveils 'Ilwolobongdo'

  SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- The National Palace Museum of Korea has reopened its Royal Calligraphy and Painting Gallery after a major renovation, featuring the unveiling of the “Ilwolobongdo” (Sun, Mo
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  Novelist Hwang Sok-yong to receive nation's highest cultural honor

  SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Prominent novelist Hwang Sok-yong has been named the recipient of the nation's highest cultural honor, the Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit, the culture ministry said Fri
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  Heritage chief warns Seoul's project may endanger Jongmyo Shrine's UNESCO status

  SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's heritage chief has warned that the Seoul metropolitan government's decision to allow a high-rise building to be built directly across from Jongmyo Shrin
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  Taego Order to Hold Yeongsanjae Ceremony at Gwanghwamun on Nov. 8

  SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- The Korean Buddhist Taego Order announced on Thursday that it will hold the 4th Taego Order Yeongsanjae at Gwanghwamun Yukjo Square in Seoul on Saturday. Hosted by the Natio
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  RIIZE to hold exhibition celebrating new single

  SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- RIIZE will host an exhibition “Silence: Inside the Fame” to commemorate the release of their new single “Fame,” SM Entertainment said on Tuesday. The event runs from Nov. 16
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  Joseon-Era Royal Murals, National Treasures of Seoul, Pyongyang to Greet Travelers at Incheon Airport

  SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- The final royal paintings of the Joseon Dynasty and national treasures from both South and North Korea will welcome visitors to Korea through vivid video displays. The Natio
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  2 Goryeo-Era Stone Pagodas to Be Designated as National Treasures

  SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Two stone pagodas that have stood for a millennium on the sites of long-vanished temples will soon be designated as national treasures, the Korea Heritage Service announced