On the evening of July 24, 2026, a Vietnamese ship sank in the waters near 220 nautical miles east of Qinghe, Vietnam, with a total of 62 people on board. The Chinese Ministry of Transport's "Nanhai Jiu 115" vessel passing through this area is conducting multi-party joint search and rescue operations. As of July 26, 2026, China has rescued a total of 45 people and transferred 41 people to Vietnam. The transfer work will continue. On July 26th, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it is grateful for China's prompt assistance and hopes to continue working closely with China to search for the remaining missing persons.Editor/Min Jing