China confirms deaths in riots in Vietnam  

外交部：已有兩名中方人員在越南暴力事件中遇難

中國外交部發言人華春瑩16日表示，據目前掌握的信息，在越南所發生的針對外國投資者和企業的暴力活動中，已經有兩名中方人員不幸遇難身亡，上百人受傷，有關數字還在進一步核實了解中。[查看全文]

China's Foreign Ministry confirmed on Friday that two Chinese nationals died and nearly 100 were injured in riots in Vietnam earlier this week.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a daily news briefing, "Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed condemnation in an urgent phone call with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh on Thursday evening."

According to Hua, a working group led by Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jianchao has arrived in Vietnam.

"We will continue to strengthen representations with the Vietnam side via different channels and demand that it harshly punishes the perpetrators, immediately prevents violent actions and makes sure that similar acts do not recur," Hua said.