越南大暴動 15家台廠遭縱火
外交部資料指出，以台資名字在越南登記成立的台商共有2287家，其中平陽省有669家，同奈省有331家，胡志明市有485家。越南台商家眷屬約4萬人。目前遭破壞台商工廠家數及損失金額能貸統計，越南投資環境恐因此事件受到嚴重影響。
外交部說，平陽省台商約300人，目前暫居平陽美麗華飯店(The Mira Hotel)安全無虞，約100餘人撤到平陽宜安公安站。同奈省有約190位台商分別在不同旅館暫住，駐胡志明市辦事處以表達慰問，並瞭解台商需求，協助台商返國或前往其他安全地區。
此外，外交部設計「我是台灣人，我來自台灣」越文識別標誌貼紙2萬份，提供外館透過台商會系統宣導台商在公司（工廠）張貼，希望能避免遭錯誤攻擊。外交部指示駐越南代表處及駐胡志明市辦事處立即就地先行印製相關標誌貼紙，儘速分送台商使用。（陳培煌╱台北報導）
越南稱逮捕4百人 10日商也遭殃
越南最大腳踏車廠、台資ASAMA公司遭暴民攻擊，慘不忍睹。翻攝網路
越南從前日開始發動大規模排華行動，造成多處台商企業遭到損毀或燒毀，而越南媒體報導指出，目前當局已派出警力，逮捕滋事份子。
據《日本電視台》報導，越南當地媒體指出警方已逮捕約400名滋事份子。此外，日本工商協會也指出，約有10家日商企業也遭到破壞和攻擊，在越南的日本學校今日也停課一天，日本政府也呼籲當地日僑盡量不要外出。
而 據《蘋果》初步統計，至少有30家在越南設廠的台灣上市櫃公司，因當地居民闖入廠區、暴力破壞廠辦、宿舍甚至竊取物品而暫時停工，台籍人員也全數撤往安全 地區。尤其是在越南投資金額高達約3619億元台幣的台塑子公司台灣興業遭掠奪一空，台塑河靜鋼鐵廠甚至傳遭縱火，是受害最大的台商。（施旖婕／綜合外電 報導）
據《日本電視台》報導，越南當地媒體指出警方已逮捕約400名滋事份子。此外，日本工商協會也指出，約有10家日商企業也遭到破壞和攻擊，在越南的日本學校今日也停課一天，日本政府也呼籲當地日僑盡量不要外出。
而 據《蘋果》初步統計，至少有30家在越南設廠的台灣上市櫃公司，因當地居民闖入廠區、暴力破壞廠辦、宿舍甚至竊取物品而暫時停工，台籍人員也全數撤往安全 地區。尤其是在越南投資金額高達約3619億元台幣的台塑子公司台灣興業遭掠奪一空，台塑河靜鋼鐵廠甚至傳遭縱火，是受害最大的台商。（施旖婕／綜合外電 報導）
越南大暴動 砸搶千家台商
場面亂
大批越南群眾闖入工廠搗毀設備、抗爭，場面混亂。翻攝網路
【綜
合報導】中國與越南在南海主權紛爭升溫，昨越南發生近年來規模最大排華運動，台資企業遭池魚之殃！逾千名示威者昨持鐵棍、木棒聚集在緊鄰胡志明市的平陽
省，看到中文標示的工廠就搗毀、搶奪，平陽台商協會會長蔡菀真指，當地上千家台商「幾乎無一倖免」，已有兩名台人受傷，我駐胡志明市經濟文化辦事處表示，
昨晚有四家台商廠房遭縱火。
我外交部昨強烈譴責暴力，提醒近日赴越商旅國人注意自身安全，並將平陽省的旅遊警示燈號提升至黃色警示。
鎮暴警開槍驅暴民
針對外傳我有撤僑準備，我駐胡志明辦事處表示，發生緊急狀況，駐處第一時間都會聯繫航空公司，了解機位狀況，但目前並未有撤僑相關準備。另外，入夜後部分區域仍有暴民流竄，在新加坡工業區還傳出槍響，據了解是鎮暴警察對空鳴槍示警。
駐越代表黃志鵬昨稱此為近年規模最大排華，他指越南人昨在平陽集結，數個工業區只要有中文標示，都被闖入搗毀、搶設備，暴亂隨後更擴散到附近的西寧省。駐越南代表處處長陳柏秀說，越南無法保障外資安全，昨晚出現暴民火燒廠房，有波及胡志明市的顧慮。
駐越代表黃志鵬昨稱此為近年規模最大排華，他指越南人昨在平陽集結，數個工業區只要有中文標示，都被闖入搗毀、搶設備，暴亂隨後更擴散到附近的西寧省。駐越南代表處處長陳柏秀說，越南無法保障外資安全，昨晚出現暴民火燒廠房，有波及胡志明市的顧慮。
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中越主權爭議昨在越南引發近年規模最大排華運動，大批群眾包圍工廠。翻攝網路
誤解台灣屬中國
越
南與中國南海主權紛爭上周升高，周日起胡志明市、河內、峴港都有排華運動，不少商家掛出「不服務中國人」標語，台人也受波及，黃志鵬指這些越南暴民有些是
誤解台灣是中國一省，有些則是故意搞破壞，我代表處緊急聯繫越方公安部，越方派遣鎮暴部隊進駐，並承諾必要時出動軍方平息動亂，但因暴民四處流竄，情勢難
以控制。
蔡菀真說，昨上午兩、三百人在平陽聚集，狀況還算和平，但下午人數破千，很快失控，他們把機車騎進廠房橫衝直撞，手持鐵棍木棒，看到能搬的值錢設 備如電腦就搬走，也撬開保險箱搶劫或毀壞文件，至於無法移動的機具就砸毀。她指鎮暴警察雖進駐，但人數遠少於示威者，無法即刻驅離。
蔡菀真說，昨上午兩、三百人在平陽聚集，狀況還算和平，但下午人數破千，很快失控，他們把機車騎進廠房橫衝直撞，手持鐵棍木棒，看到能搬的值錢設 備如電腦就搬走，也撬開保險箱搶劫或毀壞文件，至於無法移動的機具就砸毀。她指鎮暴警察雖進駐，但人數遠少於示威者，無法即刻驅離。
囂張砸玻璃
示威者持棍棒擊碎廠房玻璃。翻攝網路
兩台商遭打受傷
蔡
菀真說，一名台籍老闆陳勝堯，在工廠遭包圍時試圖與對方講理，但才走出廠門就被打得頭破血流送醫，另名受傷台幹也送醫，兩人幸無生命危險。她說：「目前損
失難以估計，平陽上千台商幾乎無一倖免。」台廠昨發生動亂後員工已陸續先行下班，今是否上班則視越方處理狀況而定。蔡菀真也緊急聯絡一間飯店作為緊急避難
所，覺得待在家中不安全的台人可暫住飯店，她說：「我不斷提醒大家，安全第一，財產不重要！」
平陽的台商會館昨也被闖入，館內設有「胡志明市台灣學校」低年級分部，校長蕭穗珍指，三名女教師及一名學童遭暴徒圍困三小時。校方指稍早得知有人要抗議，已提前放學，但示威者來得快，一名學童家長來不及接送，三名女教師也留下來陪伴學童，四人直到鎮暴部隊到場才脫困。
蕭穗珍說校本部所在的胡志明市目前相對安全，但許多學生家住平陽，今停課一天。校方昨也把校車的中文標示取下，載運學生全程關窗，要求學童返家後不要外出；學校老師則提醒學童在外盡量不要說中文。
平陽的台商會館昨也被闖入，館內設有「胡志明市台灣學校」低年級分部，校長蕭穗珍指，三名女教師及一名學童遭暴徒圍困三小時。校方指稍早得知有人要抗議，已提前放學，但示威者來得快，一名學童家長來不及接送，三名女教師也留下來陪伴學童，四人直到鎮暴部隊到場才脫困。
蕭穗珍說校本部所在的胡志明市目前相對安全，但許多學生家住平陽，今停課一天。校方昨也把校車的中文標示取下，載運學生全程關窗，要求學童返家後不要外出；學校老師則提醒學童在外盡量不要說中文。
拆台廠招牌
照片可見台廠「集泉塑膠」招牌遭拆。翻攝網路
公安一走又包圍
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胡志明市的劉太太，全家都住在當地，她說當地台人對情勢非常憂心：「暴民晚上包圍宿舍，公安來把他們驅離，但公安一走，他們又圍上來。」住在彰化的張小
姐，家人在平陽設工廠，有五名親友仍在越南，她非常擔心家人安危：「我一直提醒他們將鐵門拉上，由於不能外出，生活所需要靠越南員工幫忙採買。」
昨網傳照片中可見「集泉塑膠」招牌遭拆，《蘋果》昨晚撥打集泉公司位於台中市霧峰區的公司電話，值班人員說：「有一個廠在那邊（指越南），不過目前沒有問題，也沒有傳回來任何意外的消息，多謝關心！」即掛斷電話，該公司越南分公司電話，亦無人接聽。
昨網傳照片中可見「集泉塑膠」招牌遭拆，《蘋果》昨晚撥打集泉公司位於台中市霧峰區的公司電話，值班人員說：「有一個廠在那邊（指越南），不過目前沒有問題，也沒有傳回來任何意外的消息，多謝關心！」即掛斷電話，該公司越南分公司電話，亦無人接聽。
南海爭議 位置示意圖攻擊已不管國籍
在保聯企業公司工作的張姓男子（六十六歲）表示，公司越南廠在平陽。他昨目睹越南人看到台灣人就打，於是偷偷跑出工廠，請一名越南籍的華人載他到胡志明市機場，準備逃回台灣。
示威者昨本來是針對有中文標語工廠攻擊，不過昨晚有台商在臉書發文：「他們已經沒在管國旗和招牌標語了，日韓歐美新加坡等無差別攻擊中！」令人憂心暴動愈演愈烈。我駐越南代表處昨確認兩名台商受傷性命無虞；外傳暴動中有兩名中國勞工遭毆死亡，目前仍無法查證。
平陽台商會昨晚對台商發布緊急訊息表示，商會建議區域台商全面懸掛越南國旗以表達支持越南愛國行為，而因越南一般民眾無法辨識台灣人與中國人，所以還是低調不外出為宜。
示威者昨本來是針對有中文標語工廠攻擊，不過昨晚有台商在臉書發文：「他們已經沒在管國旗和招牌標語了，日韓歐美新加坡等無差別攻擊中！」令人憂心暴動愈演愈烈。我駐越南代表處昨確認兩名台商受傷性命無虞；外傳暴動中有兩名中國勞工遭毆死亡，目前仍無法查證。
平陽台商會昨晚對台商發布緊急訊息表示，商會建議區域台商全面懸掛越南國旗以表達支持越南愛國行為，而因越南一般民眾無法辨識台灣人與中國人，所以還是低調不外出為宜。
越南急難救助緊急 聯絡電話
●駐越南台北代表處：913219986●駐胡志明市台北經濟文化辦事處：903927019
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資料來源：《蘋果》採訪整理
台塑集團今天招開記者會，南亞(1303)董事長吳嘉昭和台化(1326)總經理洪福源共同出席，南亞和台化合資的越南台灣興業證實遭攻擊，該公司一年營 收250億元，而福懋也是受攻擊，且越南台灣興業員工宿舍和辦公大樓都遭洗劫一空，目前有一名員工頭被打傷，縫了12針，而河靜鋼廠則沒遭受攻擊。
洪福源表示，現所受攻擊的廠房，已進行停工。希望台灣政府要求越南政府能保護在越南的所有台商。且相當心疼所有當地員工所受的遭遇。他直斥，這些排華的人根本就是暴民，所受損失將向越南政府陳述，且已積極接洽同
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越南發生近年來規模最大的排華暴動，某些在越南的台商工廠遭攻擊。教育部表示，據了解目前有一位台商學校老師受傷。
教育部部長蔣偉寧早上 到立法院教育及文化委員會報告「自由經濟示範區『教育創新』對我國高教之影響與衝擊」，立法委員何欣純質詢時問，越南除了台商工廠外，也有台商學校，目前 狀況如何？蔣偉寧說，越南台商學校有900多人，已知有1個老師在躲避時被玻璃割傷，今天先停課，教育部會關注此事、評估復課和補助。
蔣偉寧說，越南的台商學校在胡志明市的本部有約900人，平陽省的分校30人，他已經要求國際及兩岸教育司注意學校狀況。（蔡永彬／台北報導）
越南排華 1名台商受傷 300名台商撤離
越南當地狀況。翻攝網路。
台 灣是越南近20年來最大投資國，是繼中國大陸之後海外台商最多的地區，包括鋼鐵、紡織與科技業都赴越南設廠；包括台化(1326)、遠東新(1402)、 儒鴻(1476)、展宇科技(1776)等都考量員工安全，決定讓員工休假或暫時停工，必要時延長輪休。經濟部投資業務處長連玉蘋指出，到今天凌晨三點為 止暴動仍持續進行，暴民累計大概約有3萬人，當地政府已派出鎮暴警察全面戒備。
目前外交部、經濟部與僑委會已成立越南排華事件因應小組， 協助當地300多名台商與幹部全數撤離，安置在MIRA旅館中；另外100多名台灣人則停留在當地公安局內，不過仍有1名台商有受到波及，縫了3針，目前 情況已穩定。投資處副處長楊宏表示，台商在越南的投資案統計有2301件，1988年到今年3月累計投資額273億美元，僅次於日本、南韓、新加坡；產業 最多的是成衣、木製家具、機車、製鞋。目前有受影響的大概已有100多家，但因暴動還在持續進行，損失還需要進一步調查評估，同時會請當地政府積極協助。 （黃馨儀／台北報導）
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國及越南最近因為南海海域架設鑽油平台探勘石油，關係陷入緊張，今天衝突竟然燒到越南台商，台商工廠無端遭到群眾砸廠，還趁火打劫，台商透過網路發文稱這
是「大暴動」。有台商錄下工廠被砸畫面，邊錄邊說「我先錄影再說，先給他們啦」，還不斷重複說「不放過我」「現在公安也沒辦法管」。
5 分54秒的砸廠畫面只見群眾帶著越南國旗進廠，民眾一一自行進出，錄影畫面可以聽到砸廠聲響，進廠民眾有攜帶棍棒，有人則順手牽羊拿廠內東西離開，錄影的 台商無奈感嘆「我先全程錄他進辦公室再說」，還要一旁友人「打給台商會看一下」，看到群眾從廠內搬東西離開，只能喃喃自語「給他們啦，給他們啦，到時候再 處理」，「不放過我……」「現在公安也沒辦法管….」（即時新聞中心／綜合報導）
5 分54秒的砸廠畫面只見群眾帶著越南國旗進廠，民眾一一自行進出，錄影畫面可以聽到砸廠聲響，進廠民眾有攜帶棍棒，有人則順手牽羊拿廠內東西離開，錄影的 台商無奈感嘆「我先全程錄他進辦公室再說」，還要一旁友人「打給台商會看一下」，看到群眾從廠內搬東西離開，只能喃喃自語「給他們啦，給他們啦，到時候再 處理」，「不放過我……」「現在公安也沒辦法管….」（即時新聞中心／綜合報導）
越南排中今天衝突延燒，台商形容這是大暴動，已有工廠遭砸。翻攝網路
中越油權糾紛 暴民怒砸台商工廠
越南民眾包圍台商工廠。翻攝網路
中
國近日在南海海域架設鑽油平台探勘石油，引起與越南船隻對峙事件，導致兩國關係陷入緊張，今衝突升高，在越南平陽的越南人集結抗議，看到中文的廠商與商店
就會衝入破壞。我駐胡志明市辦事處表示，「情況相當嚴重」，平陽省好幾個工業區，只要外頭有「中文字」都被暴民闖入搶設備，連我方平陽商會會館也被闖入，
一位台商遭到亂棍打傷，送醫縫了三針，幸無生命危險，目前損害尚無法估計，越鎮暴警察已經介入處理。
我駐越南代表黃志鵬接受《蘋果》訪問 表示，這些越南暴民以中越海事糾紛為由，今天下午1時開始集結抗議、破壞平陽省許多外頭有「中文字」廠商，現也擴散到附近西寧省；黃判斷，這些越南暴民有 些是誤解台灣是中國一省，有些則是故意，我平陽省台商會館也遭到衝入破壞，裡面有一些在上課學生與辦公職員，不過都沒有受到傷害。
黃志鵬強調，已經聯繫越方公安部與台灣事務委員會秘書長，強烈要求越方出面處理，畢竟這件事情攸關台商生命安全，越方也承諾協助，並派遣鎮暴部隊進駐，但因暴民還在流竄，目前情勢難以控制。（陳培煌╱台北報導）
我駐越南代表黃志鵬接受《蘋果》訪問 表示，這些越南暴民以中越海事糾紛為由，今天下午1時開始集結抗議、破壞平陽省許多外頭有「中文字」廠商，現也擴散到附近西寧省；黃判斷，這些越南暴民有 些是誤解台灣是中國一省，有些則是故意，我平陽省台商會館也遭到衝入破壞，裡面有一些在上課學生與辦公職員，不過都沒有受到傷害。
黃志鵬強調，已經聯繫越方公安部與台灣事務委員會秘書長，強烈要求越方出面處理，畢竟這件事情攸關台商生命安全，越方也承諾協助，並派遣鎮暴部隊進駐，但因暴民還在流竄，目前情勢難以控制。（陳培煌╱台北報導）
Factories burned in anti-China protest in Vietnam
HANOI--Mobs burned and looted scores of foreign-owned
factories in Vietnam following a large protest by workers against
China's recent placement of an oil rig in disputed Southeast Asian
waters, officials said May 14.
The unrest at industrial parks near Ho Chi Minh City is the most serious outbreak of public disorder in the tightly controlled country in years. It points to the dangers for the government as it tries to manage public anger at China while also itself protesting the Chinese actions in an area of the South China Sea claimed by Vietnam.
Vietnam has sent ships to confront the rig which are engaged in a tense standoff with Chinese vessels protecting it.
The rioting on May 13 into May 14 in Binh Duong province followed protests by up to 20,000 workers at the industrial parks. Smaller groups of men attacked factories they believed were Chinese-run, but many were Taiwanese or South Korean, the provincial government said in a statement.
On May 14 morning, groups of men on motorbikes remained on the streets and factories in the area were closed, said a park manager who declined to give his name because of the sensitivity of the situation. Riot police were stationed around the area but men were still seen carrying looted goods, said a security guard, who also declined to be identified.
Firefighters battled to extinguish a fire at Tan Than Industries, a Taiwanese bicycle factory, where walls were toppled in the riots. Smoke poured out of blackened windows at other factories, as people waved Vietnamese flags while riding motorcycles through the streets.
Police said 440 people had been detained over the violence. Tran Van Nam, vice chairman of the Bing Duong government, said Chinese, Taiwanese and South Korean factories that hadn't already shut down had been asked to do so temporarily for the sake of public order. He said the "situation was now under control."
Taiwanese-owned athletic shoe manufacturer Yue Yuen, which makes shoes for Nike, Adidas and Reebok, said it had closed its three complexes close to Ho Chi Minh City as a precautionary measure. "We believe that this should be solved very soon, that somehow ultimately it will be up to the government authorities to guide the overall sentiment," company spokesman Jerry Shum said.
The Singapore government, which operates two industrial parks hit by rioters, called on Vietnam "to act immediately to restore law and order ... before the security situation worsens and investor confidence is undermined."
The security guard said looters stormed his factory at 1 a.m. and took computers and anything valuable.
"The whole industrial zone looks like it was just smashed by a typhoon," the guard said.
Another executive said many foreign-owned factories were putting banners on the gates of the factories saying, "We love Vietnam" and "Hoang Sa, Truong Sa - Vietnam," using the Vietnamese names for the Paracel and Spratly islands claimed by both Vietnam and China.
The government said the protests were initially peaceful but were hijacked by "extremists" who incited people to break into the factories. It said at least 15 factories were set alight and hundreds more vandalized or looted.
China's Foreign Ministry and its embassy in Hanoi issued warnings to Chinese citizens and urged Vietnam's government to protect them. The embassy's website said it saw no end to attacks by what it called anti-China forces and urged Chinese to take safety precautions and avoid unnecessary travel.
Low wages have attracted foreign investors from across the world to Vietnam in recent years.
In 2013 Chinese invested $2.3 billion, a sharp rise from the previous year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. The country is also Vietnam's biggest trading partner, exporting billions of dollars of materials each year for factories producing goods including clothes, shoes and smartphones.
Vietnam reacted angrily after China towed a deep-sea oil rig on May 1 close to the Paracel Islands, which are controlled by China but claimed by Hanoi. It sent a flotilla of vessels to try to disrupt the oil rig. Some of the Vietnamese boats clashed with Chinese ships sent to protect the rig, raising fears of a possible conflict.
China has shown no signs of backing down, and accused Vietnam on May 14 of "hyping" the issue.
"We urge Vietnam to stop all provocative actions, come to their senses, and stop all acts intended to create disturbances," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said.
The standoff underlines China's aggressive pursuit of its territorial claims despite complaints from smaller nations such as Vietnam and the Philippines, which also claim parts of the waters. The United States, a treaty ally of the Philippines, has called the latest Chinese action "provocative."
Over the weekend, the Vietnamese government gave rare permission for street protests against China in cities across the country.
The protests were enthusiastically covered by the state media, unlike the ones on May 13, which appear to have been hit by a media blackout.
The ruling Communist parties in China and Vietnam maintain close links and until May 1 had been trying to handle tensions over the territorial disputes quietly. Vietnamese authorities are normally highly nervous about spontaneous public gatherings of any sort. Many of the leaders of the anti-Chinese protests are also calling for basic democratic reforms, presenting a challenge to one-party rule.
Last month, the Philippines protested China's efforts to reclaim land in a disputed reef in the South China Sea after surveillance aircraft took pictures of dredging by Chinese vessels at Johnson Reef in the Spratly Islands, which the Philippines says violates a regional non-aggression pact, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said.
Del Rosario told The Associated Press that it's not clear what China intends to build on the reef, which Manila claims as part of its western province of Palawan, but one possibility is an airstrip. Another official said China could also build an off-shore military base.
The unrest at industrial parks near Ho Chi Minh City is the most serious outbreak of public disorder in the tightly controlled country in years. It points to the dangers for the government as it tries to manage public anger at China while also itself protesting the Chinese actions in an area of the South China Sea claimed by Vietnam.
Vietnam has sent ships to confront the rig which are engaged in a tense standoff with Chinese vessels protecting it.
The rioting on May 13 into May 14 in Binh Duong province followed protests by up to 20,000 workers at the industrial parks. Smaller groups of men attacked factories they believed were Chinese-run, but many were Taiwanese or South Korean, the provincial government said in a statement.
On May 14 morning, groups of men on motorbikes remained on the streets and factories in the area were closed, said a park manager who declined to give his name because of the sensitivity of the situation. Riot police were stationed around the area but men were still seen carrying looted goods, said a security guard, who also declined to be identified.
Firefighters battled to extinguish a fire at Tan Than Industries, a Taiwanese bicycle factory, where walls were toppled in the riots. Smoke poured out of blackened windows at other factories, as people waved Vietnamese flags while riding motorcycles through the streets.
Police said 440 people had been detained over the violence. Tran Van Nam, vice chairman of the Bing Duong government, said Chinese, Taiwanese and South Korean factories that hadn't already shut down had been asked to do so temporarily for the sake of public order. He said the "situation was now under control."
Taiwanese-owned athletic shoe manufacturer Yue Yuen, which makes shoes for Nike, Adidas and Reebok, said it had closed its three complexes close to Ho Chi Minh City as a precautionary measure. "We believe that this should be solved very soon, that somehow ultimately it will be up to the government authorities to guide the overall sentiment," company spokesman Jerry Shum said.
The Singapore government, which operates two industrial parks hit by rioters, called on Vietnam "to act immediately to restore law and order ... before the security situation worsens and investor confidence is undermined."
The security guard said looters stormed his factory at 1 a.m. and took computers and anything valuable.
"The whole industrial zone looks like it was just smashed by a typhoon," the guard said.
Another executive said many foreign-owned factories were putting banners on the gates of the factories saying, "We love Vietnam" and "Hoang Sa, Truong Sa - Vietnam," using the Vietnamese names for the Paracel and Spratly islands claimed by both Vietnam and China.
The government said the protests were initially peaceful but were hijacked by "extremists" who incited people to break into the factories. It said at least 15 factories were set alight and hundreds more vandalized or looted.
China's Foreign Ministry and its embassy in Hanoi issued warnings to Chinese citizens and urged Vietnam's government to protect them. The embassy's website said it saw no end to attacks by what it called anti-China forces and urged Chinese to take safety precautions and avoid unnecessary travel.
Low wages have attracted foreign investors from across the world to Vietnam in recent years.
In 2013 Chinese invested $2.3 billion, a sharp rise from the previous year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. The country is also Vietnam's biggest trading partner, exporting billions of dollars of materials each year for factories producing goods including clothes, shoes and smartphones.
Vietnam reacted angrily after China towed a deep-sea oil rig on May 1 close to the Paracel Islands, which are controlled by China but claimed by Hanoi. It sent a flotilla of vessels to try to disrupt the oil rig. Some of the Vietnamese boats clashed with Chinese ships sent to protect the rig, raising fears of a possible conflict.
China has shown no signs of backing down, and accused Vietnam on May 14 of "hyping" the issue.
"We urge Vietnam to stop all provocative actions, come to their senses, and stop all acts intended to create disturbances," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said.
The standoff underlines China's aggressive pursuit of its territorial claims despite complaints from smaller nations such as Vietnam and the Philippines, which also claim parts of the waters. The United States, a treaty ally of the Philippines, has called the latest Chinese action "provocative."
Over the weekend, the Vietnamese government gave rare permission for street protests against China in cities across the country.
The protests were enthusiastically covered by the state media, unlike the ones on May 13, which appear to have been hit by a media blackout.
The ruling Communist parties in China and Vietnam maintain close links and until May 1 had been trying to handle tensions over the territorial disputes quietly. Vietnamese authorities are normally highly nervous about spontaneous public gatherings of any sort. Many of the leaders of the anti-Chinese protests are also calling for basic democratic reforms, presenting a challenge to one-party rule.
Last month, the Philippines protested China's efforts to reclaim land in a disputed reef in the South China Sea after surveillance aircraft took pictures of dredging by Chinese vessels at Johnson Reef in the Spratly Islands, which the Philippines says violates a regional non-aggression pact, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said.
Del Rosario told The Associated Press that it's not clear what China intends to build on the reef, which Manila claims as part of its western province of Palawan, but one possibility is an airstrip. Another official said China could also build an off-shore military base.
Smoke comes out from burning Chinese factory ACAMA in Di An Town, Binh Duong province, Vietnam, on May 14. (AP Photo)
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