GUANGZHOU, April 24 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday sent a chartered plane to Papua New Guinea to carry back home the Chinese nationals and people of Chinese origin in Solomon Islands.

    The Chinese Embassy in Papua New Guinea has recently chartered planes to fly overseas Chinese in Solomon Islands to Papua New Guinea.

    Violent protests erupted in Honiara, capital of the Solomon Islands, on Tuesday night. Reports said dozens of Chinese-owned shops in the Chinatown in Honiara were looted. There were injuries but no death to the Chinese community following the two-day looting. Enditem