* Vietnam seeks to clarify incident of missing tourists in Taiwan (China)
As reported by the Economic and Cultural Office of Vietnam in Taipei, as of the afternoon of December 27, 11 out of the 152 missing visitors had been temporarily detained by the Taiwanese authorities in service of the investigation work.
The MOFA has directed the Economic and Cultural Office of Vietnam in Taipei to maintain constant contact with the local authorities in order to be updated with information on the case and conduct consular visits to those in temporary detention.