According to the history books, the vessel (or vessels – no one knows for sure exactly how many ships might have sunk) was part of the fleet of Chinese admiral Zheng He, one of the greatest ...

At the start of the first of Zheng He's epic voyages in 1403, it is said that 317 ships gathered in the port of Nanjing. As sociologist Janet Abu-Lughod notes, "The impressive show of force that ...

Fifteenth-century China was a maritime powerhouse that explored new lands and opened trade routes. It was also the ...

Rio Tinto on Thursday confirmed that Filipino national Gel Aguaviva, 44, went missing from the RTM Zheng He in ... main deck of the ship, wearing a blue reflective suit. He was reportedly headed ...

Other Chinese social media users falsely claimed that Palawan's name had been "restored" by their government to Zheng He Island last month. One content creator named Travel Brother on Chinese ...

The company assured the public that it is cooperating fully with relevant authorities and conducting its own investigation alongside the ship’s manager, Anglo Eastern. The RTM Zheng He was ...