Vietnam to help companies hit by anti-China riots


  • World
  • Thursday, 22 May 2014

Firefighters rest near a damaged Chinese owned shoe factory in Vietnam's southern Binh Duong province May 14, 2014. REUTERS/Thanh Tung Truong

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has promised to provide financial help to businesses hit by anti-China riots which erupted last week over a territorial dispute between Hanoi and Beijing in the South China Sea.

The measures include tax relief, rent waivers and early lines of credit, the government said in a statement issued late on Wednesday.

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