Korea is a country rich with world heritage properties. In particular, Korea invented the movable metal type in the 13th century and prides itself on being a country that values intellectual property.

"Jikji," acknowledged by UNESCO as the world's oldest book printed in movable metal type, will be presented to the public for the first time in 50 years at a major exhibition in France. The book will ...

CHEONGJU, North Chungcheong Province (Yonhap) -- In 2004, three years after confirming “Jikji” as the world’s oldest extant book printed with movable metal type, UNESCO decided to establish a prize in ...

The world's oldest existing metal movable type book, 'Jikji Simche Yojeol' (直指心體要節, hereafter Jikji), has been revealed to the public for the first time in about half a century. The National Library ...

Ask most people what the oldest book made with movable metal type is, and they likely will say the Gutenberg Bible, printed around 1455 in Mainz, Germany. That isn’t the case, and a University of Utah ...

The Rare Books and Special Collections Library is a powerful testament to how well-preserved, accessible documentary heritage can become a wellspring for the understanding of history and culture ...

The Korean Language and Culture Foundation (KLCF), the organization to unite Northern California-based teachers of the Korean language, has teamed up with its subsidiary volunteer group KYAC to pose ...

Jikji, acknowledged by Unesco as the world's oldest book printed in movable metal type, is being exhibited to the public for the first time in 50 years at a major show in France. The book is on ...

A Malian non-governmental organization, SAVAMA DCI, has emerged as the winner of the seventh edition of the UNESCO/Jikji Prize for Memory of the World, which is awarded biennially by the Republic of ...