Last updated: 22:48 - January 18, 2008
Chinese fishing vessels not attacked: spokesman http://www.nhandan.com.vn/english/news/180108/domestic_chines.htm
Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry spokesman on January 17 affirmed that no Vietnamese armed ships had attacked Chinese fishing vessels.
Spokesman Le Dung made the statement when he was asked about the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announcement earlier saying that Hainan province-owned fishing vessels were robbed by Vietnamese armed ships while operating in the common fishing waters in the Tonkin Gulf on January 7. http://www.nhandan.com.vn/english/news/180108/domestic_chines.htm