Vietnam Considers Human Bird Flu Tests
HANOI, VIETNAM - According to the Chinese news agency Xinhuanet, Vietnam's biggest vaccine producer is going to ask for approval from the country's Health Ministry to use its bird flu vaccines on humans on a trial basis. The news agency says it aquired...

Vietnamese Suspected to be Infected
HANOI, VIETNAM - Vietnam's Preventive Medicine and Environment Department has said some people hospitalized recently are suspected of having contracted bird flu, local newspaper Youth reported on Friday.

Bird Flu Victim in Viet Nam
HANOI - A 40-year-old man from northern Hai Duong province in Viet Nam has died from avian influenza after four days of treatment in Hanoi, according to Vietnam's Health Ministry.

The Black Market of Tainted Vietnamese Meat
VIETNAM – The Vietnamese news agency, Vietnam Bridge, has reported that Low quality meat, preserved by toxic chemicals, are slipping through the border province of Lang Son.

Nearly 5% of Poultry in Vietnam Bear Flu Viruses
VIETNAM - The Chinese news agency Xinhua have claimed that nearly five percent of 15,000 samples from healthy poultry in different cities and provinces in Vietnam have been tested positive to bird flu viruses.

Chicken Prices Falling in Vietnam
VIET NAM - Several months ago, only several companies in HCM City imported chicken for domestic consumption, and they imported some 2,000 tonnes a month only. Currently, there are dozens chicken importers in the city, which import more than 5,000 tonnes...

Official Urges Tighter Control on Poultry Trading over New Year
VIET NAM - The deadly H5N1 virus has been identified to cause a child’s death in northern Viet Nam recently and may trigger another bird flu outbreak, especially during this holiday season when demand for poultry is at its peak, said a senior officia...

Bird flu resurfaces in South Viet Nam
VIET NAM - Bird flu has killed hundreds of chickens and ducks in some districts of the southern province of Tra Vinh over the last couple of days. Tra Vinh is the first to report bird flu this winter.

Vietnam Seeks Ways To Develop Poultry Industry
VIET NAM - Vietnam is likely to zone off concentrated breeding areas, and apply advanced technologies in breeding for the sustainable development of its poultry industry, local newspaper Vietnam News reported Tuesday.

Poultry Breeding Expense No Paltry Matter
VIET NAM - Chicken breeding is booming across southern Vietnam, and the price of breeding hens is at a record high worldwide. Accordingly, many breeders and would-be breeders are struggling. The tens of thousands seeking to buy hens cannot necessarily...

Viet Nam Meat Must Meet Japan Specs
VIET NAM - Viet Nam can export processed meat to Japan provided it satisfies the country’s new draft regulations, reports the Viet Nam Trade Office, Tokyo.

Higher Pay, More Staff Are Keys For Safety
HA NOI - Veterinarians agree that improved grassroots capacity and higher pay are the key to the prevention of disease in Viet Nam’s livestock and poultry.

Vietnam Seizes Thousands Of Chickens Smuggled From China
HANOI - Authorities in northern Vietnam confiscated 2,500 chickens smuggled in from neighboring China, highlighting the challenges of stopping bird flu, officials said Tuesday.

Aviagen Holds Inaugural L.I.R. Association Meeting
HANOI - Aviagen, the world's leading poultry breeding company, recently held the inaugural L.I.R. Association meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam. This meeting brought together Aviagen's major L.I.R. distributors and customers from around the world, providing...

The Public To Participate In Poultry Vaccinations
VIETNAM - The Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Bui Ba Bong has affirmed that the ministry and the Veterinary Department are discussing a new poultry and animal vaccination program which will not be subsidized by the state. By...