Two Vietnamese sailors on a Taiwanese fishing boat hijacked by Somali pirates off the Indian Ocean two years ago have called home saying the pirates had chopped off an arm of the captain. The pirates are demanding a US$2.8-million ransom. On January 20, Tran Van Hung, one of the 26 crew members of the [...]
Coast guards at Quang Ngai Province confiscates more than 140 kg of black coral which is being smuggled to China For VND2.5 million (US$140), a kilogram of black coral has lured many people to Tien Giang Province to dive 70 meters below the surface wearing only their shorts and weight belts. Sometimes they even risk [...]
