With the aim of enhancing the preservation of marine cultural heritage of both countries; strengthening and expanding mutual understanding through the cooperation of research, professional training and human resource exchange, for more than 10 years, the Vietnam National Museum of History has cooperated with the National Research Institue of Maritime Cultural Heritage of Korea to carry out projects in the fields of surveying the Vietnam’s ancient trading port system, archeology, preserving of marine cultural heritages, researching of trading history on the sea of Vietnam and Korea in particular and East Asian countries in general. In particular, the research project on Vietnam's ancient trading port system has been jointly carried out annually and obtained many good results, at the same time enhancing the professional experience for staffs in preservation and promotion of marine cultural heritages of the two countries Vietnam and Korea.