United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization

World heritage bid likely to include Mao's tomb

4 Aug 2012

The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall and the Monument to the People's Heroes are likely to be included in the UN application for world heritage status, according to an official from the Dongcheng...

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Beyond numbers

20 Sep 2011

For many educationalists and professors, it was very discouraging to read the headline of a recent commentary in this paper, 'The last thing Hong Kong needs is more education'.

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Geopark added to the global list

19 Sep 2011

Hong Kong's eastern countryside has been added to the Unesco-sponsored global geopark list.

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UNESCO TREASURE

26 Apr 2011

Jiuzhaigou is a fairyland of spectacular biodiversity and topography. The National Reserve spans almost 800 square metres and includes a landscape of lush valleys, jagged peaks, a dozen large...

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Unesco team to protect culture, arts unique to HK

21 Apr 2011

In a move with potential to protect Hong Kong's threatened indigenous customs, the United Nations has set up a special team in the city to observe culture and foster arts education.

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Universal education to miss 2015 target

1 Dec 2007

Gains are being made, but more needs to be done

The goals of achieving universal primary education and having equal numbers of girls and boys in school around the world will not be...

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Opinion

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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Alert sounded over vanishing views of Macau lighthouse

Cultural experts from the United Nations are assessing the impact of Macau's urban growth on a historic lighthouse in the city.

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Heritage sites retain status despite Unesco's concern over 'problems'

Unesco has decided to keep six well-known tourist attractions on the mainland, including the Forbidden City, Lijiang in Yunnan and the Potala Palace in Lhasa , on its list of world heritage...

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Conservation promise after watchtowers join elite list

Guangdong officials have promised to make heritage conservation their top priority following Unesco's announcement yesterday that the historic Kaiping watchtowers and villages had been added to...

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New lease of life

The wooden sign over the door might still read 'Chartered Bank', but the transformation of the decaying colonial relic into a sumptuous retail and restaurant complex has helped revitalise Shanghai...

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Heritage listing sought for police station

Activists and district councillors will try to have the historic Central Police Station compound placed on the Unesco World Heritage List.

They will call on the government to suspend...

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Unesco warns on dangers of 'Old City' becoming museum

The City of Luxembourg's historic 'Old City' and fortresses have been listed as World Heritage monuments by Unesco - the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

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