The Chinese torpedo reeled in by a Vietnamese fisherman this week was a training torpedo lost during a naval exercise earlier this month, the Ministry of National Defense said on Friday.On Tuesday, local fisherman Tran Minh Thanh spotted the object about 6.5 kilometers off the coast of Phu Yen, a province in south central Vietnam. Tran towed the torpedo to a beach in Tuy An District and turned it in to authorities, local news reported.China's Defense Ministry said in an online statement on Friday that the torpedo was lost during an exercise by the People's Liberation Army Navy near the eastern waters of Hainan island early this month, and it was probably carried by currents to Vietnamese waters.The torpedo is a regular training dummy, it said.The cigar-shaped metal object measures 6.8 meters long and around 54 centimeters in diameter, with propellers at its tail and Chinese characters written on its body, according to Vietnamese media reports.A military expert, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue, said the training torpedo is used to simulate real launch scenarios and has all the key components of a functional torpedo except for the live warhead.It does not carry explosives, so there's no threat of detonation, he said. thick rubber wristbandscreate wristbands onlinecustom silicone medical alert braceletsmake rubber braceletspersonalized sports bracelets
General view during the opening of the G20 First Meeting of Finace Ministers and Central Bank Governors, in Buenos Aires on March 19, 2018. [Photo/VCG] BUENOS AIRES - The first G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors began on Monday in Buenos Aires, with the presence of 57 delegations from countries and institutions. The summit, held at the capital's Center of Exhibitions and Conventions, gathers 22 finance ministers, 17 central bank governors and 10 heads of international organizations, including IMF Director-General Christine Lagarde and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme Achim Steiner. With Argentina presiding the G20 this year, topics under discussion are likely to be infrastructure and the future of work in the digital arena. After the US announced tariffs on steel and aluminum imports of 25 and 10 percent respectively, the delegations are expected to put out a joint statement on the matter. This is the first of five such meetings to be held before Argentina hosts the G20 Summit on Nov 30-Dec 1. The second meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors will be held in Washington on April 20 before returning to the Argentinean capital on July 21.
