Anti-China Riots Spread In Vietnam

Up To 21 Dead, Doctor Says, As Anti-China Riots Spread In Vietnam -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Up to 21 people were killed in Vietnam, a doctor said on Thursday, and a huge foreign steel project was set ablaze as anti-China riots spread to the centre of the country a day after arson and looting in the south.

The doctor at a hospital in central Ha Tinh province said five Vietnamese workers and 16 other people described as Chinese were killed on Wednesday night in rioting, one of the worst breakdowns in Sino-Vietnamese relations since the neighbors fought a brief border war in 1979.

"There were about a hundred people sent to the hospital last night. Many were Chinese. More are being sent to the hospital this morning," the doctor at Ha Tinh General Hospital told Reuters by phone.

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More News On Anti-China Riots In Vietnam

Anti-Chinese Violence Turns Deadly and Spreads in Vietnam -- New York Times
Riots in Vietnam leave 1 Chinese dead, 141 injured -- Washington Post/AP
Dozens killed in Vietnam anti-China protests -- Al Jazeera
Vietnam anti-China protest: Factories burnt -- BBC
Hundreds of Chinese flee Vietnam after riots targeting foreign-owned factories over 'power grab' by Beijing in disputed waters -- Daily Mail
Anti-China Riots in Vietnam Kill 2 as Workers Flee -- Bloomberg
Tensions Remain High in Vietnam Following Attacks on Foreign Factories -- Voice of America
China issues Vietnam tourist warning after riots -- Global Post/AFP
Vietnam-China Dispute Complicates Budding Business Ties -- WSJ
The Last Time China Got Into a Fight With Vietnam, It Was a Disaster -- David Stout, Time