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Posted: Saturday 17 May, 2014 at 9:41 AM

MOFA continues to fully assist Taiwan businesspeople, travelers, and other compatriots impacted by Vietnam riots

    Out of deep concern for the Taiwan businesspeople, travelers, and other compatriots impacted by the riots in Vietnam, the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) created the Vietnam Riot Response Taskforce on May 15.

     

    It directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to coordinate with other related agencies, including the Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Transportation and Communications, and Overseas Community Affairs Council to jointly respond to the violence in Vietnam. As such, they have been maintaining close contact with their Vietnam counterparts so as to better protect the personal safety and property of Taiwan businesspeople, travelers, and other compatriots in Vietnam. High priority has been put on assisting those wishing to return to Taiwan out of safety considerations do so. 

     

    MOFA has instructed the ROC representative office in Vietnam (Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Hanoi) and its branch office in Ho Chi Minh City to immediately report case of Taiwan businessperson or other compatriots suffering personal injury or property damage as a result of the violence in Vietnam. The offices are also to promptly urge the Vietnam Ministry of Public Security and other related local government agencies to dispatch personnel to protect Taiwan businesspeople and other overseas compatriots and help the victims escape dangerous situations, as needed.

    Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung sent letters to the Vietnam Ministry of Public Security, other central government agencies, centrally administrated provinces, and municipal governments, urging them to ensure public order and the smooth operations of foreign-owned enterprises by dispatching even more public security forces to affected areas. To date (May 16), some 1,300 instigators have been apprehended, and the riots in Binh Duong, Dong Nai, and Ha Tinh have been fully quelled. Thus far, approximately 40% of Taiwan-owned factories have already resumed operation. 

    On behalf of those ROC nationals wishing to return to Taiwan, MOFA and the Civil Aeronautics Administration have contacted airlines to ask them to increase the number of flights between Taiwan and Vietnam. The TECO in Ho Chi Minh City has also created a special consular affairs desk to issue entry permits to ROC nationals who were unable to gather their passports in time (46 cases thus far). TECO staff members have been accompanying them to the airport to help explain their situation to Vietnam immigration officers so that they can leave the country. As of noon on May 17, a total of 4,485 ROC nationals had left Vietnam and returned to Taiwan. 

    Staff members from the TECO in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have been visiting those Taiwan businessmen and other compatriots still in temporary housing to inquire about their welfare and needs and offer whatever assistance possible. Many of the victims have left the temporary housing and returned to either their local residences or Taiwan. The staff members will continue to visit the remaining individuals and help make arrangements for their local transportation or return flights to Taiwan, as appropriate. MOFA will strive to ensure that those Taiwanese businesspeople, other compatriots, and their family members can smoothly return to Taiwan, should they so choose. 

    Although the riots have settled down in many areas, protests are expected to start up again throughout Vietnam on May 18. The Vietnam government announced that it would deploy enough public security, military, and police forces to uphold the law and squelch all illegal behavior and activities. It also promised to protect the personal safety and property of Taiwan businesspeople and other ROC nationals. Despite this fact, MOFA urges ROC nationals traveling to and living in Vietnam to stay highly alert and take care to avoid areas gathering crowds. 

    In the event of an emergency, ROC nationals in Vietnam are advised to immediately contact TECO in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City. The emergency hotlines for TECO in Hanoi are +84-913-219-986, +84-902-211-168, +84-904-001-588, +84-913-283-688; and for TECO in Ho Chi Minh City, +84-903-927-019, +84-902-625-988, +84-908-781-230, +84-912-390-118, and +84-903-407-650. The staff members of these offices will do their utmost to provide all needed assistance.
     
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