China, Vietnam Blame Each Other for Fishing Boat Sinking

Vietnam and China are blaming each other after a Vietnamese fishing boat sank in the disputed South China Sea near where Beijing has placed an oil rig. Authorities said collisions Tuesday between Chinese and Vietnamese fishing vessels caused the sinking of a Vietnamese boat in the South China Sea, 30 kilometers from a Chinese oil rig based in contested waters. China’s Foreign Ministry says Vietnam is to blame for the incident. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang says...

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