Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/01/20
By: Huang Li-yun and William Yen
Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) A total of 87 of the 148 Vietnamese tourists who went missing shortly after entering Taiwan in four tour groups in December last year have now been located, the National Immigration Agency (NIA) said Sunday.

The NIA said it had located 54 men and 33 women from the tour groups, 39 of whom had been arrested.

The other 48 had voluntarily turned themselves in to the authorities, the NIA said, adding that it was still trying to locate the remaining 61 people — 44 men and 17 women.

According to the NIA, 152 of the 153 Vietnamese nationals who entered Taiwan on Dec. 21 and Dec. 23 left their tour groups shortly after arrival and did not make further contact with them.    [FULL  STORY]