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Pork market suffers from African swine fever Việt Nam’s domestic pork supplies could fall by 20 to 35 per cent this year as a consequence of African swine fever, according to the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD).

Bird flu spreads in Thanh Hoá Province

The H5N6 avian flu virus has spread to five districts of Thanh Hoá Province, requiring the culling of 43,600 birds.

South Korea confirms first swine fever outbreak South Korea on Tuesday reported its first cases of African swine fever, becoming the latest country hit by the disease that has killed pigs from China to North Korea, pushing up pork prices worldwide.

Bình Phước buries dead sick pigs The Đồng Phú District People’s Committee in the southern province of Bình Phước yesterday culled 31 pigs after being hit by African swine fever (ASF).

Candidates face first cull in battle to be British PM The 10 candidates running to replace Britain's outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May face the first round of voting on Thursday -- when at least one will get the chop.

PM calls for more efforts to control African swine fever

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has called for enhancing prevention and containment efforts in the fight against African swine fever (ASF).

Invasive red-claw crayfish and freshwater lobster banned in Việt Nam for their harm to environment Lê Trần Nguyên Hùng, deputy head of the Department of Aquatic Resources Conservation and Development spoke to Nông Thôn Ngày Nay (Countryside Today) newspaper about invasive species such as red-claw crayfish and freshwater lobster and the damage they could cause to Việt Nam's agriculture sector.

Credit institutions asked to aid disease-hit pig farmers

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) on Thursday directed credit institutions to support their borrowers who raise pigs and are suffering losses due to African swine fever (ASF).

Lai Châu reports African swine fever, bringing number of virus-hit localities to 201

Lai Châu Province late yesterday announced it was culling 117 pigs found to be infected with the African swine fever (ASF) virus, the first incident in the northern mountainous province since the disease flared up in Việt Nam in late February.