Spiritualists to help find Vietnam's MIAs

The government in Vietnam has turned to spiritual advisers to help find the remains of Vietnamese people killed during the War which ended twenty-five years ago.

The Chief of the Scientific Anticipation Unit, in the Research Centre for the Hidden Abilities of Vietnamese People, said the organisation had been asked to take part in the search.

The official Nguyen Phuc Giac Hai said three experts were searching for people missing-in-action, known as MIAs, and they were capable of finding up to twenty sets of remains each day.

Correspondents say Vietnam has three-hundred-thousand MIAs, and many people believe in the ability of the spiritualists to provide detailed maps of the location of the remains of their loved-ones. The return of American MIAs has also been a major issue in improving bilateral relations.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service