Vietnam protesting China’s fishing ban in waters, Hanoi claims

Hundreds of fishing vessels fill up Hong Kong's Aberdeen typhoon shelter on the first day of a two-month fishing ban in seas 12 degrees latitude north of the Beibu Gulf, also known as the Gulf of Tonkin, June 1, 2005. (Photo: Reuters)

WASHINGTON: Vietnam is protesting China’s annual spring-into-summer fishing ban that Hanoi says partially “violates” its sovereignty.