Vietnam says Beijing sinks fishing boat in South China Sea

Vietnam Thursday accused China of sinking one of its fishing boats near disputed islands in the South China Sea, AP reported. A Chinese vessel “slammed into the fishing boat with 10 fishermen on board near the Paracels Islands on September 29 and sank it,” said Phan Huy Hoang, an official in central Quang Ngai province where the fishermen came from. The fishermen were rescued by another Vietnamese fishing boat. The case was reported to authorities when the fishermen returned home two days ago. It was not clear if the men who attacked the Vietnamese were from a Chinese government ship.