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. silicone bracelets canadafuck cancer bracelet
Quanjian's branch is closed in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province. [Photo/VCG] The local market administration of Tianjin is investigating 92 health product companies after the city launched a three-month campaign targeting illegal practices on January 2, according to Tianjin authorities. These companies are suspected of engaging in conference marketing and making advertisements that exaggerated the effectiveness of their products, the authorities said on Wednesday. While two other cases have been transferred to public security authorities, 14 companies that are suspected of engaging in scams have been closed, it added. It also said a total of 11,568 law enforcement officers so far have been mobilized in the campaign and they have inspected 11,195 firms with health product businesses. The campaign was launched amid growing controversies surrounding Tianjin-based healthcare products giant Quanjian, which is suspected of organizing pyramid schemes and engaging in scams. A healthcare information-sharing platform, Dingxiang Doctor, posted an article late last month about a 7-year-old girl who died of cancer after her chemotherapy was suspended and replaced by herbal products made by Quanjian. According to the article, Quanjian's advertisements claimed the products had an anti-cancer effect. The company, however, objected and threatened to sue the platform for libel. After investigation by local authorities, 18 suspects, including the chairman and founder of Quanjian, were detained on suspicion of organizing a pyramid scheme and engaging in false advertising.
