The strongest earthquake ever to hit Japan Friday unleashed a terrifying 10-metre tsunami that washed away homes and tossed ships inland, with a nuclear plant among multiple sites set ablaze. At least 116 people were listed as dead or missing after the 8.9-magnitude quake, which US and Japanese seismologists said was the fifth strongest tremor worldwide since 1900 and the seventh strongest in history. "It was the biggest earthquake I have ever felt. I thought I would die," said Sayaka Umezawa, a 22-year-old college student who was visiting the port of Hakodate, which was hit by a powerful two-metre wave. The monster wall of water set off tsunami alerts across the Pacific. A Japanese ship with 100 people aboard was carried away while more than 300 houses were destroyed in the remote city of Ofunato, reports said. The tsunami of 10 metres (33 feet) hit near Sendai city where a tide of black water sent shipping containers, cars and debris crashing through streets and across … [Read more...] about Record quake unleashes tsunami on Japan
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Textile exports sharply rise in new markets
Textile exports sharply rise in new markets Tran Thu By Tran Thu - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – A sharp rise in Vietnam’s textile exports to foreign markets that are not traditional importers was recorded in the first quarter by the General Department of Customs. According to a report released on Tuesday, apparel exports brought home US$3.7 billion in the first three months, surging 18.3% year-on-year, with shipments bound for numerous new markets picking up markedly. For instance, export value of Vietnamese garment items shipped to ASEAN members reached US$111.4 million in the first quarter, soaring 44.4% year-on-year. Among these nations, Cambodia was the biggest buyer of Vietnamese textile products in January-March with an export value of US$45.7 million, a staggering 103% rise over the same period last year. Similarly, garment shipments to Myanmar doubled year-on-year. Vietnamese textile exports to other markets also posted strong growth, with Nigeria … [Read more...] about Textile exports sharply rise in new markets
Vinamilk’s milk export hits record high
HCMC - The export turnover of Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Co. (Vinamilk) this year may reach US$130 million, up 50% against last year, as the company bolstered export to offset a drop in the domestic demand. Milk products of the firm have been shipped to 15 countries such as the U.S., Australia, Canada, Russia, Turkey, Iraq and South Korea, said Nguyen Huu Ngoc Tran, Vinamilk's managing director. Workers in a milk factory of Vinamilk - Photo: Hong Van … [Read more...] about Vinamilk’s milk export hits record high
Facts, figures on the new iPad mini
These are the principal features, pricing and availability of the new iPad mini tablet computer unveiled by Apple on Tuesday: -- the iPad mini has a 7.9-inch (20.06-centimeter) touchscreen when measured diagonally, smaller than the 9.7-inch (24.6-cm) display on the original iPad … [Read more...] about Facts, figures on the new iPad mini
Planes, ships chase new leads in search for Malaysian jet
PERTH/KUALA LUMPUR - New satellite images have revealed more than 100 objects in the southern Indian Ocean that could be debris from a Malaysian jetliner missing for 18 days, while planes scouring the frigid seas on Wednesday also reported seeing potential wreckage. "We have now had four separate satellite leads, from Australia, China and France, showing possible debris," Malaysian Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told a news conference. "It is now imperative that we link the debris to MH370." The latest images were captured by France-based Airbus Defence & Space on Monday and showed 122 potential objects in a 400-sq-km (155-sq-mile) area of ocean, Hishammuddin said. The objects varied in size from one metre to 23 metres (75 ft) in length, he said. Flight MH370 vanished from civilian radar screens less than an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur bound for Beijing, and investigators believe someone on the flight may have shut off the plane's … [Read more...] about Planes, ships chase new leads in search for Malaysian jet