Vietnam Association Demands Release of Boat, Crew from China

A Vietnamese fishing association is demanding the release of a ship and crew taken into custody by Chinese authorities in the South China Sea last week. According to the Foreign Ministry in Beijing, six Vietnamese fishermen were detained July 3 off China's Hainan Island. But the deputy head of Vietnam's Fisheries Association, Vo Van Trac, said in an interview with VOA's Vietnamese service the arrests took place to the southeast, in waters near the Paracel...

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