UNESCO to give 2 Korean historical documents world heritage status

LONDON, May 24 (Yonhap) -- A U.N. education and cultural body decided Tuesday to grant world documentary heritage status to two Korean historical records, officials said. Ilsungrok, a diary-style log of ancient kings' daily lives, and documents on a 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the southern city of Gwangju will be listed on the Memory of the World Register, according to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The decision came after UNESCO's International Advisory Committee held a meeting on Monday (local time).