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August 7, 2025 - Search for massacre victims resumes
Excavations have recommenced at the Gyeongsan Cobalt Mine in Pyeongsan-dong, Gyeonggi Province, where mass executions took place between July and September 1950 - one of many such events that occurred in Korea at the time. To read the full story, visit the Korea Times website.
July 24, 2025 - Wildfire damage assessment and recovery investigation summary
The Korea Heritage Service has released the findings of a damage assessment and recovery investigation following wildfire damage to three cultural sites in May and June. For full details, including images and a downloadable English translation, visit the KHS website.
July 20, 2025 - Cultural heritage sites damaged by torrential rains
A number of cultural heritage sites have been damaged due to recent torrential rain, some of them significantly. For further information click here.
July 13, 2025 - New UNESCO World Heritage Inscription
On July 12th the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the Bangucheon Stream petrogphyphs have been inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage List. This marks South Korea's 17th inscription on the list. The rock carvings are located in Ulju District, Ulsan and are named the Daegok-ri Petroglyphs and the Cheonjeon-ri Petroglyphs. For more details visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs press release.
June 25, 2025 - The 75th Anniversary of the Korean War
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the onset of the Korean War, in which millions of people died. The anniversary is being marked by different types of story across international media outlets. How much do you know about the Korean War? Are you interested in learning some facts that you might not know? What about its depiction in movies? Did you know that there were child soldiers? What is North Korea doing on the anniversary? Find out more about these topics by checking out some of the anniversary articles.
June 25, 2025 - Korean War battlefield archives restored
The South Korean army is working to restore thousands of pages of battlefield archives that were written during the 1950-1953 Korean War. To find out more about the type of documents being restored, details and of the preservation process and more, visit The Korea Herald website.
June 24, 2025 - Joseon royal tomb returned from Japan
An agreement has been reached to return a Joseon Dynasty royal tomb thought to have been gifted during the Japanese colonial period. Read the full story here.
June 19, 2025 - National Museum of Korean Democracy now open
The new National Museum of Korean Democracy is now open in the former Anti-Terrorist Interrogation Office, which is in Namyeong-dong, Seoul. You can find out more about the museum, its history and some of the stories associated with it here. You can find out more about the museum soon, as there will be an entry on the museums section of the website.
June 17, 2025 - Baekje Ungjin artefacts discovered
Buyeo National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage has recovered numerous Baekje Ungjin period artefacts, some of which hint at a relationship with other southeast Asian countries. For details visit The Korea Times website.
March 29, 2025 - Gounsa Temple destroyed in wildfires
The seventh century Gounsa Temple was one of a number of cultural heritage casulaties of South Korea's recent wildfires, the worst ever recorded. The wildfires have been reported both locally and internationally. Find details of other cultural property damage here.
March 18, 2025 - Daemyeongnyul manuscript loses its treasure status due to theft
The rare Joseon Dynasty manuscript named Daemyeongnyul has lost its status as a state treasure due to its fraudulent acquisition. For details visit The Korea Times website.