In the piercing cold, thousands of farmers in central Vietnam still work very hard in the field.

In 11 degree Celsius, Nguyen Thi Viet in Nam Dan district, Nghe An province,

covers her face with a scarf when working in the fieldher field.

Lien’s husband works as a builder far from home so she has to

struggle with a buffalo alone. In the cold weather, the buffalo sometimes doesn’t listen to Lien.

This man also ploughs his field but his cow can’t endure the chill.

Mrs. Le Thi Lan’s husband is a war invalid so she has to do the work in the field alone.

Smoking pipe feels good in cold weather.

Many farmers are trying to grow rice in time.

Beds of rice are covered by plastic pieces.

Some children go to the field to help their parents.

Farmers hope the weather gets warm, otherwise they may lose the winter-spring crop.

PV