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Thailand seizes over 2 million tainted herbal inhalers in massive FDA raid

Thailand seizes over 2 million tainted herbal inhalers in massive FDA raid

Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized over two million herbal inhalers contaminated with microorganisms in a sweeping crackdown on illegal factories.
Jakarta to ban dog meat as younger Indonesians turn away from old traditions

Jakarta to ban dog meat as younger Indonesians turn away from old traditions

Family in Singapore falls ill after Haidilao meal, woman hospitalized

Family in Singapore falls ill after Haidilao meal, woman hospitalized

15-year-old suffers brain damage after vaping drug-laced e-cigarette

15-year-old suffers brain damage after vaping drug-laced e-cigarette

Doctors in Hanoi say a 15-year-old boy has suffered severe brain damage after vaping an e-cigarette laced with synthetic drugs he bought online.
October 24, 2025 | 06:00 pm PT
38 tons of pork infected with African swine fever found in Vietnam slaughterhouse

38 tons of pork infected with African swine fever found in Vietnam slaughterhouse

Authorities in northern Vietnam have detained a slaughterhouse owner accused of hoarding nearly 38 tons of pork infected with the African swine fever virus to sell later for profit.
October 22, 2025 | 07:26 pm PT
Vietnam busts nationwide fake cooking oil ring

Vietnam busts nationwide fake cooking oil ring

Vietnamese authorities have discovered a major counterfeit cooking oil operation, with fake products from GF Vietnam Food Co., Ltd. distributed nationwide.
October 15, 2025 | 11:18 pm PT
Vietnam's public smoking ban remains toothless without real enforcement

Vietnam's public smoking ban remains toothless without real enforcement

Vietnam rules in place to prevent tobacco harm, but without visible enforcement, it's almost meaningless, according to readers.
June 4, 2025 | 07:23 pm PT
Covid cases in Thailand on the decline

Covid cases in Thailand on the decline

Thailand recorded 65,880 Covid cases and three deaths in the last week, a significant decrease compared to the annual peak, Thai Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin announced.
June 3, 2025 | 04:26 pm PT
Thailand reports over 53,000 new Covid-19 cases in a week, school shifts to online learning

Thailand reports over 53,000 new Covid-19 cases in a week, school shifts to online learning

Thailand recorded 53,563 Covid-19 cases with five deaths from May 18 to 24, according the Department of Disease Control under the Thai Ministry of Public Health.
May 27, 2025 | 04:43 am PT
My sister from overseas called out our family's smoking, and it changed everything

My sister from overseas called out our family's smoking, and it changed everything

At a family party clouded with cigarette smoke, my sister from overseas stood up to the men, and everything changed.
April 18, 2025 | 03:07 pm PT
I can't stand breathing in cigarette smoke at red lights

I can't stand breathing in cigarette smoke at red lights

I nearly suffocate from the cigarette smoke all around me while stopping at a red light in the sweltering heat of Ho Chi Minh City.
March 5, 2025 | 03:04 pm PT
Indonesia tightens HMPV surveillance at Jakarta airports

Indonesia tightens HMPV surveillance at Jakarta airports

Indonesia have been taking measures to tighten the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) surveillance, firstly at airports in Jakarta.
January 14, 2025 | 03:00 pm PT
Vietnam's cheap cigarettes make it easier to smoke, harder to discourage the habit

Vietnam's cheap cigarettes make it easier to smoke, harder to discourage the habit

The average price of a cigarette pack in Vietnam is a third of the world’s and among the world’s lowest, a factor in the nation’s high smoking rate, experts say.
November 24, 2022 | 05:47 am PT
Vietnam to study effectiveness of 7 Covid vaccines

Vietnam to study effectiveness of 7 Covid vaccines

The health ministry is conducting seven studies on the immunological effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines for approval and licensing purposes.
November 7, 2022 | 04:49 pm PT
Dengue fever kills 12 in Hanoi, cases rising

Dengue fever kills 12 in Hanoi, cases rising

Hanoi has recorded 12 dengue fever deaths this year with over 1,000 new infections per week recently.
October 28, 2022 | 03:00 am PT
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