Thirty five fishermen, whose fishing vessel's engine broke down on April 6, were safely brought to the Khanh Hoa Province's Nha Trang port this afternoon.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam on April 7 signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bank for Foreign Trade of Russia to enhance the role and capacity, including financial, of their joint venture, Vietnam – Russia Bank (VRB).

The Finance Ministry will inspect 20 foreign shipping companies located in big ports, including HCM City, Hai Phong and Hanoi this month, Deputy Minister of Finance Vu Thi Mai said.

Entitled, 6,700 Nguoi Vi 6,700 Cay Xanh (6,700 People for 6,700 Trees), a one-hour documentary talks about Hanoi residents' love of trees.

A TV series on the American war in South Vietnam began airing on Vietnam Television's VTV1 channel this week, as part of the station's screening to mark the 40th anniversary of the country's Reunification Day, April 30.

Vietnam exported 57,927 tonnes of cashew worth US$409.18 million in the first quarter.

The government has decided to raise the Vietnam Asset Management Company's (VAMC) charter capital to VND2 trillion (US$93.89 million) from VND500 billion (US$23.47 million).

The General Department of Taxation said during an online meeting on April 6 that it would step up tax reforms to improve the business environment.

Hundreds of trucks loaded with fruits have been stuck for a week at the northern Lang Son Province's Tan Thanh border gate, the main gate for transporting fruit to China.

The most important segment of the Mekong Delta highway system, the My Thuan – Can Tho highway, will kick off by the end of the year.