The Vietnamese representative offices in Beijing and Guangzhou, China, are working closely with Chinese authorities to soon bring home 13 Vietnamese fishermen captured by the Chinese side several days ago.

The fishermen and their fishing boats from the central provinces of Quang Binh and Quang Ngai are being detained at Sanya Port , Sanya city, Hainan province, said the Vietnamese Consulate General in Guangzhou on July 14.

The fishermen, consisting of seven crewmembers of QB 93256 TS boat from Quang Binh and six of QNg 94912 TS ship from Quang Ngai, are in good health and provided with necessities.

The QNg 94912 TS ship and its crew were held by the Chinese side on July 3.-VNA