Indonesian Navy sailors are seen on the KRI Semarang as it is docking and preparing to continue rescue process for Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, which crashed to the sea, at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 11, 2021. Photo: Reuters Tracking service Flightradar24 said the aircraft took off at 2:36 p.m. local time (0736 GMT) and climbed to reach 10,900 feet within four minutes. It then began a steep descent and stopped transmitting data 21 seconds later. … [Read more...] about Indonesia hopes to retrieve black boxes of crashed jet from Java Sea
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Border guards protect country from imported coronavirus cases
Soldiers have faced challenges while on duty due to the unpredictable development of the pandemic. Illegal immigrants and smugglers have used tricks to cross the border and transport goods to Việt Nam and even used violence against officers on duty, he said. … [Read more...] about Border guards protect country from imported coronavirus cases
Hanoi’s vegetable farmers battle biting cold on the way to market
Farmers of Yen My Commune, Thanh Tri District, ride bicycles to bring vegetables to wholesale markets around the capital city. — Photo tuoitre.vn It’s 2am in Yen My Commune, Thanh Tri District, one of the largest vegetable growing areas in Hanoi. While most people are snoozing happily under the covers, no matter how cold it is, farmers are up harvesting vegetables. Some kinds of vegetables must be harvested in the early morning to keep them fresh. … [Read more...] about Hanoi’s vegetable farmers battle biting cold on the way to market
Cleaning process begins in Hoi An after Typhoon Molave
Hoi An experienced storms and floods every year but natural disasters this year left so much destruction. Though Typhoon Molave did not damage Hoi An ancient town's architecture, local people still suffered a great deal from the storm. … [Read more...] about Cleaning process begins in Hoi An after Typhoon Molave
Anguish as Mekong Delta’s annual floods continue to dry up
With this method of growing rice, farmers remain mired in poverty since they have to spend money on fertilizers and pesticides for every crop and also lose out on an abundant source of fish, shrimp and crab and the plants that always grow in the flood season. … [Read more...] about Anguish as Mekong Delta’s annual floods continue to dry up