
Vietnam rescues 20 crew members from burning oil tanker
Vietnam News 15:25 09/08/2025Vietnam’s maritime rescue forces on Friday saved all 20 crew members from the Vietnamese-flagged oil tanker GT Unity after it caught fire about 104 nautical miles south-southeast of Con Dao Island.

Taxi driver, tourists dig boy out of sand collapse in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 09:49 09/08/2025An 11-year-old boy on Con Dao Island, now a special zone administered by Ho Chi Minh City, narrowly escaped being buried alive after a sand hole collapsed on him, thanks to the swift rescue efforts of a taxi driver and two tourists, local authorities confirmed on Friday.

Watching jets land just meters from one of world’s most beautiful beaches in Vietnam
Vietnam Life 10:13 23/04/2021Bai Dam Trau, or Dam Trau Beach, on Con Dao Islands was named amongst the '25 Most Beautiful Beaches in the World' by Travel + Leisure