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Ba Ria-Vung Tau 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 Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, about 25 nautical miles to the southeast of Con Dao Island.

Sunken shipwreck to display at Hoang Sa Museum

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hoang Sa District People’s Committee will display a shipwreck that was rammed by Chinese boats in Vietnamese waters off the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago at the city’s Hoang Sa Museum.

Industrial park workers struggle

Workers at industrial parks in HCM City continue to face difficulties in accommodations, income, education and health services for their children, a city official has said.

Quang Ngai fishermen find 800-year antiques

VietNamNet Bridge - Fishermen in the village of Binh Chau, Quang Ngai province, have found many precious artifacts allegedly 800 years old near a 700-year-old sunken ship that was excavated in 2013.

State to claim its share of artifacts from 700-year-old wreck

 VietNamNet Bridge – Of the thousands of antiques excavated from the ancient shipwreck in the waters of Binh Chau commune in the central province of Quang Ngai, there are 42 rare artifacts that are owned by the state.

700-year-old artifacts from shipwreck divided

 VietNamNet Bridge - On January 21, nearly 5,000 artifacts excavated in the 700-year-old shipwreck in Quang Ngai were divided, based on the Law on Cultural Heritage and the decision of Quang Ngai authorities.

Art & Entertainment Headlines January 6

 Binh Thuan to host Miss Vietnam Ocean; Intact shipwreck to be removed from river and displayed; Van Tan feted for 40 years of portraying Ho Chi Minh; 45 int’l art troupes attend Hue Festival 2014

Intact shipwreck to be removed from river and displayed

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 19th century shipwreck discovered in 2012 in the Lo River in the northern city of Tuyen Quang is now being removed from the river.

Antiques flood Binh Chau fishing village

Fishermen in the fishing village of Binh Chau in Binh Son District, the central Quang Ngai province have publicly sold antiques collected from the 700 -year-old wreck or display them at home after a long period of hiding.

800-year-old antiques in shipwreck in Quang Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the last few days, fishermen in the island commune of Tam Hai, Nui Thanh district in Quang Nam province have salvaged hundreds of artifacts from the two newly-discovered wrecks.

Another ancient shipwreck discovered in Quang Ngai

In early August 19, hundreds of fishermen rushed to the waters of Binh Chau Commune, Binh Son District, Quang Ngai Province to illegally salvage artifacts from a fourth ancient ship which was just discovered on the evening of August 18.

Second shipwreck with ancient potteries discovered in Quang Ngai

 VietNamNet Bridge – On August 16, people of Chau Thuan village in Binh Chau Commune, Binh Son District, Quang Ngai Province, discovered the 2nd ancient ship which was only 100m from the wreck found early this year.

Make or break for ancient wreck

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists are considering whether to relocate the remnants of a 14th century shipwreck lying off Quang Ngai's Binh Son District or to preserve it on the seabed as an underwater attraction for tourists.

Nine people missing in shipwreck in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hit by big waves, a ship carrying 30 people, including an American couple, was sunk in the Soai Rap River, in Can Gio District, with nine people missing.

Antiquities discovered around the 700-year-old wreck

 VietNamNet Bridge - After salvaging 4,000 artifacts from the ancient wreck in Binh Chau, Quang Ngai province, experts and archaeologists have discovered many precious artifacts around the ship.

Quang Ngai: 700-year-old wreck found intact

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although the ship was submerged in the sea of Binh Chau in the central province of Quang Ngai for nearly 700 years, it remains intact, making experts surprised.

The 700-year-old wreck in pictures

"For the first time Vietnamese experts have excavated the shipwreck dating back to the 13th century. This is the oldest wreck in Vietnam waters," said the former director of the Vietnam National Museum of History.

Nearly 16,000 antiques salvaged from a wreck in Hoi An

Nearly 16,000 Chu Dau ceramic items which were collected from a wreck in Cu Lao Cham in Quang Nam province were shared between the salvage company and Quang Nam authorities at the proportion of 70/30.

Quang Ngai’s shipwreck to be excavated in two months

VietNamNet Bridge - To ensure safety for the antiques on the shipwreck in Quang Ngai province, the local authorities have decided to excavate the ship in two months.

Deep-sea treasures of Vietnam

The information on antiques in the sea always attracts the attention of antiques collectors and traders, as well as fishermen. There were treasures worth of millions of USD found, making the hunt for antiques under the sea never end.