A 100-member team of South Korean nationals and other citizens has been launched by the state-run Korea Tourism Organization ...

A massive wildfire in Uiseong, South Korea, reduced the ancient Unramsa Temple to ashes on March 23. The temple, which dates back to the Silla Dynasty, was an important cultural and historical ...

Precious historical relics have been destroyed or damaged and more are under threat as wildfires rage across heritage-rich ...

One monk said his old temple was ‘reduced to heaps of ashes,’ as the fires continue to rage across the country ...

Pop, the peninsula and islands also feature numerous cultural charms and historic sites as well. South Korea has an expansive ...

The 16 newly designated geoparks are located in China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea –marking its first geopark and ...

Gounsa, built in 681 during the Silla Kingdom (57 BC–935 AD), had some of its artifacts moved out, including paintings, books and statues earlier in the day as a precaution. Officials at the ...

The temple, which dates back to the Silla Dynasty, was an important cultural and historical landmark that stood for over a thousand years. Monks managed to salvage several priceless Buddhist artifacts ...

"Pine trees contain resin, which acts like oil, intensifying fires when ignited. This resin causes wildfires to burn faster, stronger, and longer," said Lee Byung-doo from the National Institute of ...

SEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) -- Firefighters were scrambling Wednesday to contain a wave of wildfires that tore through the ...