Border guard station rescues 12 fishermen The ship’s captain tried to reach Cù Lao Chàm Island but the vessel sank some 900m from Bãi Hương coast.

Rescue centre built to help fallen baby swallows

A rescue centre has been set up for the first time in Mũi Dứa Cave on Cù Lao Chàm Island in an attempt to rescue thousands of baby swallows which fall from their nests each year.

Ancient Lộc Yên Village recognised a national relic Ancient Lộc Yên Village in Quảng Nam Province’s Tiên Phước District has been recognised as a National Arts and Architecture Relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Hội An tourism city lacking drinking water

Water shortage in Hội An tourism city, the central Việt Nam, was greatly affecting the lives of thousands of local households and tourists.

Promoting a green message with recycled treasures

A creative craftsman in Hội An turns trash into unique pieces of art, promoting a message of sustainability.

Chàm Island successfully protect biodiversity1

Local fisherman Huỳnh Tấn Lộc now earned his living mostly from home-stay and cuisine service or night-fishing on boat rather than fishing.

The 160-year-old pagoda on Chàm Island The Hải Tạng Pagoda is a must-see for visitors to the Chàm Islands near Hội An in central Việt Nam.

Italy, Quảng Nam train archaeologists

Italy, Quảng Nam train archaeologists Việt Nam had trained 1,200 archaeologists but the figure remained modest given the number of important archaeological sites that were scattered throughout the country's 63 provinces and cities.

Coral reefs restored off Chàm Island

Coral reefs have been revived on an area of 2,000sq.m in water off the Chàm Island Maritime Protected Area (MPA) after a pilot project that ran from 2015-17.