Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Korea seeks Unesco heritage status for ginseng, taekwondo traditions

Korea has applied for Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage status for its ginseng-related cultural practices and plans to do the same for the training process behind the traditional martial art of taekwondo in the future.

2026-04-01

World Taekwondo to allow Russian, Belarusian athletes to compete in int'l tournaments

The global body for taekwondo has decided to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in international tournaments, the organization's website showed Sunday, in a move in line with a similar decision by the International Olympic Committee.

2026-02-01

Seoul eyes joint Unesco bid with Pyongyang to list taekwondo as shared heritage

South Korea aims to join forces with North Korea to seek Unesco recognition for the traditional martial art of taekwondo as a shared intangible cultural heritage, sources said Monday.

2026-01-19

Taekwondo instructor who set up hidden camera in women's locker room sent to prosecutors

A taekwondo instructor accused of installing a hidden camera in a women’s locker room at his own gym has been sent to prosecutors while in custody, the police said.

2025-12-14

Choue Chung-won re-elected as president of World Taekwondo

World Taekwondo (WT) President Choue Chung-won has secured another term at the helm of the sport’s governing body, pledging to continue modernizing taekwondo and strengthening its Olympic standing.

2025-10-26

Taekwondo instructor arrested for allegedly kicking girlfriend in the face on a street in Goyang

A taekwondo instructor in his 30s was arrested on charges of assault and stalking after allegedly attacking his girlfriend in the street and fracturing her facial bone.

2025-08-31

Three high schoolers get suspended prison time for sexual assault at taekwondo camp

Three high school students have been spared immediate prison time for forcing a younger male teammate into a sexual act and threatening to distribute video footage of the assault during a taekwondo training camp.

2025-08-31

Choue Chung-won to run unopposed for 7th term as global taekwondo leader

Choue Chung-won, the incumbent leader of World Taekwondo (WT), will run unopposed in his bid for his seventh and final term at the helm of the sport's global governing body.

2025-08-22

North Korean stamp features Korean martial arts taekwondo

North Korea's State Stamp Bureau releases images of five stamps featuring Korean martial arts taekwondo that will be issued on Sept. 5.

2025-08-06

Taekwondo instructor sentenced to 30 years for suffocating 5-year-old boy

A taekwondo instructor who fatally suffocated a 5-year-old boy by placing him upside down between mattresses was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

2025-04-10