Hoàng Sa (Paracel) Museum recognised as new destination

The central city has recognised the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) Museum as a new destination on the tourism map just 22 months after the museum was opened to the public.

Ancient cannon in Đà Nẵng believed to be 350 years old

A bronze cannon, which was found at a construction site on a beach in Đà Nẵng on May 24, has been identified as having been created in the Netherlands around 350 years ago.

Libya buries bodies of 46 migrants after deadly shipwreck Libyan authorities buried the bodies of 46 migrants on Sunday after they were plucked from the sea following one of deadliest shipwrecks in the Mediterranean so far this year.

Treasure from under the sea

There is a lot of treasure under the sea off Việt Nam. Some of it that has been brought up is on a display in a museum and many people are enjoying seeing it.

Underwater archaeology leads the way to old civilisations

Treasures sinking in the seabed for centuries reveal much information about the civilisations in the past. Archaeologists salvaged them from the shipwrecks and now show the public the important position of Việt Nam in the map of Maritime Silk Road.

Seven migrants dead, 23 missing in Colombia shipwreck

Seven migrants are dead and 23 missing after their boat capsized in the Caribbean Sea off northwestern Colombia, officials said on Wednesday.

Underwater search for footballer Sala to start on Sunday

A shipwreck hunter hired by the family of missing footballer Emiliano Sala to look for his missing plane said he was planning to begin an underwater search on Sunday.

 

Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu fishermen save 10 men after shipwreck

A fishing vessel saved 10 foreign men, including eight Burmese nationals, who were drifting on a life raft in the seas of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province, about 25 nautical miles to the southeast of Côn Đảo Island.

Cyprus shipwreck reveals ancient boat-building methods

Archaeologists working to excavate a 2,400-year-old shipwreck off Cyprus have gained insights into the evolution of ancient boat-building technology in the Mediterranean, authorities said on Wednesday.

Australia shutters notorious offshore asylum camp

A notorious Australian immigration detention camp on remote Christmas Island has been shut, the government said on Friday, hailing the success of its hardline policies in ending a flood of asylum-seeking boat people.