More than 700 years ago, Kublai Khan, founder of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), ordered the construction of a new capital. Around Qionghua Island, now part of Beijing's Beihai Park, a vast imperial city took shape, laying the foundations for Beijing's emergence as…
1860-Republican Abraham Lincoln of Illinois is elected the 16th President of the United States of America 1913-Indian civil rights activist M.K. Gandhi is arrested for leading an Indian miners' march in South Africa 1917-Bolshevik Revolution begins with the bombardment of the Winter…
Published 3:30 pm Wednesday, November 4, 2026 History is more than just what’s recorded in books. These small snapshots of life were almost lost to a landfill, Avery said, when he decided at the last minute to become their new guardian and take…
(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 14-15, 21)By Lee Minji SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- The knowledge and skills associated with the production of "hanji," or traditional Korean paper, are likely to be added to UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage. In a document…
Published: Nov. 5, 2026 - 08:27:26 Updated: Nov. 5, 2026 - 08:44:54 Traditional Korean paper, known as hanji, is set to be inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The evaluation body of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural…
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- The knowledge and skills associated with the production of "hanji," or traditional Korean paper, are likely to be added to UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage. In a document released Wednesday (France time), UNESCO said its deliberative…
According to documents from the Ho Chi Minh Museum, on November 5, 1946, President Ho Chi Minh drafted the Directive "Urgent Tasks Now," outlining the crucial tasks of the entire Party and the entire people in the context of national independence facing…
The knowledge and skills associated with the production of "hanji," or traditional Korean paper, are likely to be added to UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage. UNESCO said Thursday its deliberative body has categorized "traditional knowledge and skills associated with…
TOKYO - Japanese calligraphy is set to be added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list after an evaluation body recommended its registration on November 5th, paving the way for the traditional art form to become Japan's 24th entry and its first since traditional…
A sign saying “I love Hanoi” next to Hoan Kiem Lake, one of Hanoi’s most recognisable landmarks. Published Nov 04, 2026, 05:00 AM Updated Nov 04, 2026, 07:14 AM HANOI – Less than a month after putting the plan up for public consultation, the local authorities have…
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