PHU QUOC ISLAND (Vietnam), March 13 — Vietnam has already searched the area where Chinese satellites showed objects that could be debris from a missing Malaysia Airlines jet, but a plane has been sent to check the area again, Vietnamese military officials said.

"We are aware and we sent planes to cover that area over the past three days," Deputy Transport Minister Pham Quy Tieu told Reuters.

"Today, a (military) plane will search the area again," he said.

Another military official said Vietnam was waiting to see photographs taken by a Chinese satellite on Sunday in waters northeast of Kuala Lumpur and south of Vietnam in order to identify the exact location for further inspection.  — Reuters

Vietnam Deputy Transport Minister Pham Quy Tien holding a press conference at Phu Quoc airport. — Picture by Choo Choy May