From Chosun
Korean firms in Vietnam are suffering the fallout from violent protests against Chinese oil drilling in disputed waters of the South China Sea.
Firefighters try to contain a blaze in a Taiwanese bicycle factory in Binh Duong, Vietnam on Wednesday. PHOTO: AP
Vietnamese protesters on several occasions set fire to or destroyed Korean companies because they mistook them for Chinese, the Korean Embassy in Vietnam said on Wednesday.
Some 50 Korean firms suffered damage in Binh Duong near Saigon. The owner of one Korean manufacturing firm identified as Kim was injured when he jumped from the second floor to avoid advancing protesters.
Many of the 400-odd Korean firms in Binh Duong suspended operations for fear of aggravating protests. The Korean international school in Saigon closed that day.
The Korean Consulate General in Saigon urged the Korean firms to hoist the Korean flag to avoid being mistaken for Chinese and to let local staff dissuade protesters from attacking them.
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