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Five Chinese cities seek UNESCO heritage status

National
2009-9-4

CHINA has selected five cities for its application for the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status for the so-called "Silk Road on the Sea," – an ancient sea-going trade route between China and other countries. The...

Sacred mountain joins UNESCO list

National
2009-6-28

A SACRED mountain in China that has witnessed centuries of Buddhist history was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List on Friday during the 33rd session of the World Heritage Committee in Seville, Spain. Mount...

Curtain up

Metro
2009-6-9

STUDENTS and faculties from 16 theater schools in the Asia Pacific region are in the city to attend the first Asian Pacific Expo of Theater Schools organized by the UNESCO Chair of the International Theater Institute....

China nominates Duanwu for UNESCO list

National
2009-5-28

CHINA has submitted an application to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to nominate the Dragon Boat Festival as an intangible cultural heritage. The application was...

Teachers recruited for rural schools

National
2008-12-7

A "Teach For China" program will be started by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) next February when colleges start a new semester, Program Chief Yu Wei said yesterday. ...

UNESCO to launch "Teach For China" program in February

National
2008-12-6

THE United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will start a "Teach For China" program in February 2009 when Chinese colleges commence a new semester, program chief Yu Wei said today....

4 Chinese elements make UNESCO list

National
2008-11-5

FOUR Chinese elements were listed among the 90 representative intangible cultural heritages of humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization yesterday, which may help raise public...

UNESCO lists Spanish cave paintings

World
2008-7-9

PAINTINGS in northern Spain which cavemen created between 35,000 to 11,000 BC have won World Heritage status from UNESCO, the country's Culture Ministry said yesterday. The paintings from the Paleolithic age...

UNESCO adds Sanqing Mountain to heritage list

National
2008-7-8

SANQING Mountain in Jiangxi Province has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list, China Youth Daily reported today. The mountain was added yesterday at the 32nd Session of the World Heritage Committee in Quebec,...

Cities battle for prize spot to showcase best practices

Metro | World Expo
2008-2-2

SHANGHAI Expo organizers said they had received 108 proposals from 80 cities throughout the world to compete for a place in the Urban Best Practices Area exhibition at the Expo. Shanghai has submitted a case to...