Vietnam hands over 9 Chinese nationals rescued at sea

Nine Chinese citizens rescued off Phu Quoc shore are transported to the Phu Quoc International Airport before flying home, October 18, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Khanh

Nine Chinese who were rescued by Vietnamese fishermen while drifting at sea in September were handed over to China Tuesday.

The Chinese citizens boarded a China Southern flight from the Phu Quoc International Airport in the Mekong Delta’s Kien Giang Province at 11:45 a.m.

Late last month, Pham Xuan Hoang, a fisherman from Phu Quoc, saw a group of Chinese drifting at sea about 20 nautical miles (40 km) away from the shore.

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