Vietnam protests China's new South China Sea districts

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TSUKASA HADANO and TOMOYA ONISHI, Nikkei staff writers

BEIJING/HANOI -- Vietnam has lodged a formal protest following China's announcement the previous day that it is setting up two administrative units on islands in the South China Sea.

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