Some 600 passengers aboard the Japanese cruise ship Asuka arrived at Da Nang port Tuesday, ready for captivating sightseeing tours around the city and to neighboring scenic spots.

Some 600 passengers aboard the Japanese cruise ship Asuka arrived at Da Nang port Tuesday, ready for captivating sightseeing tours around the city and to neighboring scenic spots.

The Ministry of Finance has permitted Danang port to reduce tonnage dues paid by all types of ships entering and leaving the port from January 1, 2006.

Seven Indonesian sailors and one from China were rescued after their cargo ship sank off southern Vietnam, an official told AP Friday.

Coastal policemen and naval forces of countries sharing the East Sea [South China Sea] are searching for a cargo ship of Singaporean nationality and its 25 crew members.

Three hundred twenty youths from Japan and 10 Southeast Asian countries, who are on an annual Japan-sponsored regional cruise, arrived at Saigon Port Wednesday afternoon.

Le Vendémiaire, a French naval cruiser that carries 80 military officers and 10 crew members today moored at Tien Sa port in Danang central city for a five-day visit.

Nha Trang, a popular tourist resort in central Vietnam, is preparing to receive nearly 10,000 foreign visitors from cruise ships in November and December.

General Forwarding Agencies Corporation (Gemadept) has established a joint venture with South Korea's Sinokor Merchant Marine Co. The new joint venture will operate under the name of Sinokor Viet Nam.

Fourteen foreign tourists were rescued Wednesday in Ha Long Bay after their ship sunk in a storm, local authorities reported.