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Vietnam successfully clones endangered pig breed

Vietnam successfully clones endangered pig breed

For the first time, Vietnam has successfully cloned the endangered Vietnamese Pot-bellied pigs using a somatic cell cloning technique.
Vietnam may have African swine fever vaccine by 2021: agriculture minister

Vietnam may have African swine fever vaccine by 2021: agriculture minister

Vietnam might have a vaccine for African swine fever next year following optimistic small-scale test results, said agricultural minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong.
November 10, 2020 | 03:00 am PT
Hanoi culls 10,000 pigs with African swine fever every day

Hanoi culls 10,000 pigs with African swine fever every day

Hanoi is killing around 10,000 pigs infected with African swine fever every day this week, up from 6,000 in previous weeks.
June 27, 2019 | 04:17 am PT
Vietnam culls 2 million pigs as African swine fever threatens large-scale farms

Vietnam culls 2 million pigs as African swine fever threatens large-scale farms

Vietnam has culled two million pigs infected with African swine fever as the virus continues to spread, the agriculture minister said.
May 30, 2019 | 10:54 pm PT
Vietnam culls 1.7 million pigs as more provinces detect African swine fever

Vietnam culls 1.7 million pigs as more provinces detect African swine fever

Soc Trang and Kien Giang in the Mekong Delta are the two latest localities where African swine fever has been detected in Vietnam.
May 27, 2019 | 12:36 am PT
African swine fever spreads to two more southern provinces

African swine fever spreads to two more southern provinces

Two more southern provinces, Binh Duong and An Giang, have reported outbreaks of African swine fever.
May 22, 2019 | 05:56 pm PT
Vietnam researching into incurable swine fever to develop vaccine

Vietnam researching into incurable swine fever to develop vaccine

Vietnam is trying to develop a vaccine against African swine fever, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong said Tuesday.
March 26, 2019 | 10:48 pm PT
Piles of pigs: Swine fever outbreaks go unreported in rural China

Piles of pigs: Swine fever outbreaks go unreported in rural China

Farmers and industry insiders said China’s African swine fever epidemic is far more extensive than official reports suggest, making the disease harder to contain.
March 20, 2019 | 05:41 pm PT
African swine fever a sustained threat to Vietnam’s pork industry

African swine fever a sustained threat to Vietnam’s pork industry

African swine fever has hit Vietnam’s $10-billion pork industry and is set to affect its future exports.
March 14, 2019 | 11:19 pm PT
China bans imports of Vietnamese pigs to prevent African swine fever

China bans imports of Vietnamese pigs to prevent African swine fever

China has banned imports of pigs, wild boars and related products from Vietnam after a series of outbreaks of African swine fever. 
March 13, 2019 | 11:52 pm PT
Facebook page fined for spreading false African swine fever info

Facebook page fined for spreading false African swine fever info

A Vietnamese Facebook page asked people to stop eating pork, falsely asserting that African swine fever could infect humans.
March 12, 2019 | 05:07 pm PT
Saigon to beef up African swine fever fight

Saigon to beef up African swine fever fight

HCMC authorities are planning urgent measures to prevent an African swine fever outbreak seen in north and central provinces.
March 4, 2019 | 04:57 pm PT
African swine fever hits China farm with 20,000 pigs as risks rise

African swine fever hits China farm with 20,000 pigs as risks rise

China, world's top pork producer, reported the largest case of contagious African swine fever on a farm with nearly 20,000 pigs on Monday.
October 15, 2018 | 05:05 pm PT
100 pigs disposed after banned growth stimulant detected

100 pigs disposed after banned growth stimulant detected

HCM City destroys nearly 100 pigs today that were allegedly raised under the VietGap standards (Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practice) after they tested positive for salbutamol, a substance banned in animal feed.
April 27, 2016 | 02:57 am PT
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