By Monique Ngo Mayag | Photos by Carmen Abd Ali and Seyllou/AFP Dakar, Senegal | In a small restaurant in Senegal’s seaside capital Dakar, Thiane Ngom has risen early to cook
In the recent China-hosted World Heritage Committee (WHC) online convention, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) praised the Philippines for coming up with key documents in relation
At a time when video streaming and online classes are the norm due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the South Korea-based International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in
SINGAPORE — Singapore’s tradition of communal dining at hawker centers, open-air food courts popularized by celebrity chefs, and hit films such as ‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ has been recognized by UNESCO
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | AFP | Tuesday 12/18/2019 – 01:12 UTC+8 By: Tolkun Namatbayeva Kyrgyzstan hoped for a fillip for its tourism on Tuesday after the distinctive headgear traditionally worn
Bogotá, Colombia | AFP | Friday 12/14/2019 – 01:08 UTC+8 UNESCO on Friday withdrew an annual carnival in the Belgian city of Aalst from its heritage list over persistent
BOGOTA, Colombia — A famous Belgian carnival was removed from the U.N.’s cultural heritage list on Friday following complaints that its most recent edition contained blatant displays of anti-Semitism. The
by Sophie DEVILLER and Sippachai KUNNUWONG At Bangkok’s Reclining Buddha temple Krairath Chantrasri says he is a proud custodian of a 2,000-year-old skill – the body-folding, sharp-elbowed techniques of Thai
BRUSSELS — The famed Belgian Carnival town of Aalst wants to renounce its place on the U.N. cultural heritage list, saying it is sick of widespread complaints that this spring’s
A top United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) in the Asia-Pacific region recently stressed the importance of cultural preservation in the age of globalized societies. Speaking in the
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