Ancient pit dwellings dating to before Christ have been unearthed at a prime location in Tokyo but the discovery won t stop the site from being developed for a luxury apartment building.
More graffiti was found on the walls of Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul on Sunday, just a day after graffiti appeared on the palace s wall, police said Monday, suspecting the second act was a copycat crime of Saturday s vandalism.
Hakgojae Gallery, which had hoped to present an art piece by Korean avant-garde artist Quac In-sik created 61 years ago at Frieze London, has had to abandon its plans due to the Cultural Properties Protection Law that bans the movement of historical works abroad to sell. The law requires any artifact that is at least 50 years old to be appraised to determine whether the item can leave the country. The Cultural Herita.
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