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Relic Thieves Arrested in Beijing

Mia Ren |

Apr 09, 2017 11:29 AM EDT

Thieves of a 400-year-old candle holder are held by the police.

Syrian Antiquities Officials Scramble to Save Aleppo's UNESCO Heritage Sites

mwaniki wanjiku |

Jan 14, 2017 12:07 AM EST

Syrian antiquities officials are asking for urgent action to protect damaged buildings in the city of Aleppo, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

China Crticizes Japan on Nanjing Massacre.

China Slams Japan for Withholding Funds to UNESCO Over Nanjing Massacre Documents

Girish Shetti |

Oct 20, 2016 10:22 AM EDT

China on Wednesday criticized Japan's decision to withhold its funding to a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Program for apparently including documents on the infamous 1937 Nanjing Massacre. Beijing has described the decision as an 'irresponsible act.' "What Japan has said and done once again lays bare their wrong attitude of not acknowledging history," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a news briefing. "Not paying fees to UNESCO to exert pressure is irresponsible. They will not achieve their aims." Hua added that the Nanjing Massacre was a serious war crime and historical reality acknowledged by many international community. UNESCO established the "Memory of the World" program in 1992 to safeguard the important historical documents and materials. It announced to include documents about the Nanjing massacre in its program last year, much to the dismay of Japan. Tokyo immediately protested the move, raising doubts over authenticity of the Nanjing Massacre documents handed over by the Chinese organization. It called for fair and transparent enquiry to validate the authenticity of the documents. The Nanjing Massacre continues to cast shadow on bilateral relation between Japan-China, with latter accusing Tokyo of not acknowledging its wartime aggressions. Beijing alleges that Japanese troops killed nearly 300,000 Chinese citizens in 1937 in then capital city of Nanjing. A international tribunal had put the death figure to 142, 000. However, Japan has always raised questions over these death numbers. Several Japanese politicians and scholars have accused China of exaggerating these numbers, while many claim that the massacre never took place at all.

China Backs Unesco Head for First Female UN Secretary General

China Backs Head of UNESCO to be First Female UN Secretary General

Desiree Sison |

Sep 21, 2016 07:06 AM EDT

As United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon prepares to leave office at the end of the year, China has picked Irina Bokova, the Bulgarian head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to replace him.

UNESCO Committee Names Hubei’s Shennongjia a World Heritage Site

Carlene Vision |

Jul 19, 2016 09:41 AM EDT

During the 40th World Heritage Committee session held on Sunday, July 17, in Istanbul, UNESCO decided to include Hubei province's nature sanctuary Shennongjia in its list of World Heritage Sites. The diversity found in the area's biological and ecological system prompted the organization to recognize the wildlife zone as a significant site. Shennongjia, to date, is China's 50th site to be included in the world-renowned list.

Tourists View 1,700 Years Huashan Mysterious Grottoes

Ancient Rock Paintings of Mount Huashan Added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List

Alex Oh |

Jul 16, 2016 07:39 AM EDT

The ancient rock paintings of Mount Huashan in Guanxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China has been included in UNESCO’s world heritage list.

Climate Change Threatens to Swamp 31 Iconic World Heritage Cultural Sites

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

May 31, 2016 01:09 AM EDT

Iconic tourism sites are becoming more vulnerable to sea level rise and steadily hotter temperatures.

A technician conducts tests for the H7N9 bird flu virus at the Kunming Center for Disease Control (CDC) on April 10, 2013 in Kunming, China.

Chinese Scientist Wins UNESCO Award for Bird Flu Research

Iesha javed |

Mar 27, 2016 01:51 PM EDT

Chen Hualan, a professor at the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (HVRI-CAAS) on Saturday received the L'Oreal UNESCO Women in Science Award for her ground-breaking research on the avian flu virus.

China's Wudalianchi Natural Reserve Wins UNESCO Award

Iesha javed |

Mar 20, 2016 05:31 PM EDT

The Wudalianchi Natural Reserve in north east China's Heilongjiang province on Friday, March 19 received the United Nation's Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) prestigious Michel Batisse Award at the fourth World Congress of Biosphere Reserves in Lima, Peru.

Tokyo Upset After China Submits Documents of Japanese World War II Aggression to UNESCO for Preservation

Kwao Peppeh |

Oct 07, 2015 09:32 AM EDT

China has applied to UNESCO to have documents of Japanese invasion and the ensuing crimes of rapes, plunders and massacres included in the Memory of the World program for documentary heritage.

First Nimrud, Now Hatra: ISIS Cuts Trail of Destruction on World Heritage Sites

Vittorio Hernandez |

Mar 08, 2015 09:14 AM EDT

Hatra, an ancient city in Iraq that was classified by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a World Heritage site in 1985 is being destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

South China Karst Extensions Listed In UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Acsilyn Miyazaki |

Jun 24, 2014 02:29 PM EDT

Extensions of the South China karst landforms were listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites on June 23 in Doha.

UNESCO Lists Silk Road And China's Grand Canal In World Heritage Sites

Acsilyn Miyazaki |

Jun 22, 2014 01:30 PM EDT

UNESCO granted the inclusion of the ancient Silk Road and the Grand Canal in China in the list of World Heritage sites.

Egypt Complains About Great Sphinx Replica In Hebei Province

Acsilyn Miyazaki |

May 26, 2014 02:36 PM EDT

Egyptian authorities filed a complaint with UNESCO after a replica of The Great Sphinx of Giza was found in China's Hebei province.

New Forms of Earliest Known Chinese Characters Discovered

Acsilyn Miyazaki |

May 16, 2014 05:04 AM EDT

Archaeologists have discovered new forms of the first known Chinese characters including an unusual human skull. The discovery was part of the latest research on a number of ancient tortoise shells as well as inscribed animal bones. Archaeologists announced the discovery on Thursday, reported state news agency Xinhua.