Taiwan has issued a travel advisory for its citizens going to Vietnam following the anti-China protests that wreaked havoc on Taiwanese business establishments there.

The yellow travel alert came as a reminder to Taiwanese nationals to stay be vigilant about their personal safety when traveling to Vietnam.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it has kept its orange travel alert for provinces in Vietnam including Binh Duong and Dong Nai. It also included Ho Chi Minh district 1 in the orange travel alert advisory.

The Taiwanese government told its nationals in Vietnam to avoid going to crowded places especially in areas where anti-China protests are held.
On May 14, Taiwan issued a yellow travel advisory for Ho Chi Minh, a day after the riot. Taiwan urged nationals who were in Vietnam to avoid unnecessary trips to areas with orange alert levels.

The foreign affairs ministry of Taiwan has a four color travel advisory system. Orange signifies that an area is at the second highest alert level, following red. The yellow and gray signals are two levels lower.

The ministry also announced that they have received information regarding a mass rally to be held near the embassy of China in Hanoi. Taiwan’s foreign affairs ministry added that said rallies will also be held around Ho Chi Minh’s district 1.

The anti-China rallies in Vietnam were mounted following China’s deployment of an oil rig in an area in the South China Sea which was being claimed by Hanoi. The riots caused business losses for more than 1,000 companies operated by Taiwanese businessmen in Vietnam. Most of these factories are located in Dong Nai and Bing Duong, according to the ministry.

China's state news agency Xinhua reported that two Chinese nationals died and more than 100 others were hurt in the Vietnam riots.

TagsVietnam, Ho Chi Minh, Dong Nai, Binh Duong