On Wednesday afternoon, the Vietnamese fishing boat was towed back home in Quang Ngai Province in the central region. Five crew members onboard the Vietnamese fishing boat that was rammed and sunk by two Chinese coastguard ships off Paracel Islands on July 9, 2016. “Vietnam demands that China respect international laws, not repeat similar acts, and compensate the Vietnamese fishermen,” Binh said. Photo: Hien Cu/Thanh NienVietnam has demanded that China compensate Vietnamese fishers onboard a fishing boat that was rammed and sunk by a pair of Chinese coastguard ships off Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands last week. It was not until 6 p.m. that the Chinese ships left.

Source: Thanhnien News July 14, 2016 10:18 UTC