Vietnamese Fishers Attacked in South China Sea: State Media

Ten Vietnamese fishermen were violently robbed in the disputed South China Sea, state media reported Wednesday, with an official saying the attackers came from Chinese-flagged vessels.

The men were reportedly beaten with iron bars and robbed of thousands of dollars worth of fish and equipment on Sunday off the Paracel Islands — an archipelago in the resource-rich waterway claimed by China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Brunei.

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