Vietnamese fishermen detained in Chinese port after sea arrest

Le Hai Binh, a spokesperson from the Foreign Affairs Ministry. — VNA? VNS Photo Duong Giang

HA NOI (VNS) — Six Vietnamese fishermen and their equipment have been detained at the port of Sanya in China's Hainan Province. The Vietnamese mission in China has been working closely with Chinese authorities on the case. 

Le Hai Binh, a spokesperson from the Foreign Affairs Ministry, made the announcement yesterday at a regular press conference.
The six fishermen were arrested by Chinese patrol ships on July 3. The Chinese said the fishermen were operating in Chinese waters, but Binh said both sides were still working to identify the exact location at the time of arrest.
Binh said officials from the Vietnamese consular mission in Guangzhou and the Vietnamese Embassy in China had visited the Vietnamese fishermen yesterday morning and said they were in a stable condition.
Binh also said Vietnam was still considering possible legal action against China,more than two months after it placed an oil rig within Vietnamese waters on May 2.