2 major Vietnamese retailers listed as partners of scandal-hit Halong Canfoco
Vietnam News 08:21 10/01/2026Two major retail and distribution groups in Vietnam were listed as key customers of Halong Canfoco, which is at the center of a major food safety scandal in which contaminated pork was stockpiled for canned meat production, according to the company’s midyear 2025 financial statements.
Vietnam police uncover 130 tonnes of ASF-infected pork in canning scheme
Vietnam News 16:24 08/01/2026Police in Hai Phong City, northern Vietnam have uncovered a major food safety case involving more than 130 metric tons of pork infected with African swine fever (ASF) that was stockpiled for canned meat production, leading to criminal charges against nine suspects, authorities said on Thursday.
Vietnam police bust ring digging up dead, diseased pigs for sale
Vietnam News 15:42 26/12/2025Police in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam, have charged seven people after uncovering a scheme in which dead and diseased pigs buried after disease outbreaks were dug up, slaughtered, processed, and sold to the market, posing serious risks to public health and food safety.
Halt on Spanish pork imports overshadows ham supply in Japan
World 17:14 04/12/2025TOKYO -- The suspension of pork imports from Spain due to African swine fever outbreaks in the country has raised concerns about the supply of ham, bacon and other pork products in Japan.
UK to hold fresh pork, other affected Spanish products at border amid African swine fever outbreak
World 09:59 29/11/2025LONDON -- Britain said on Friday it would temporarily stop imports of pork meat from parts of Spain after the country confirmed its first cases of African swine fever in just over three decades.
Vietnamese man arrested for storing nearly 40 tonnes of diseased pork for illegal sale
Vietnam News 15:52 22/10/2025Police in Phu Tho Province, northern Vietnam have detained a man for allegedly stockpiling and freezing nearly 40 metric tons of pork from pigs infected with African swine fever, with the intention of selling the contaminated meat for profit.
3 charged with selling pigs infected with African swine fever in Vietnam
Vietnam News 17:44 19/08/2025Police in Quang Tri Province, central Vietnam on Monday pressed charges against three people for violating food safety regulations by slaughtering and selling pigs infected with African swine fever.
Da Nang proposes mandatory vaccination against African swine fever
Vietnam News 16:12 08/08/2025Authorities in Da Nang City, central Vietnam have proposed classifying African swine fever (ASF) as a dangerous infectious disease in animals, requiring mandatory vaccination.
Vietnam ramps up efforts to contain African swine fever outbreak
Vietnam News 11:52 06/08/2025To control African swine fever (ASF), Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has urged provinces and cities to strictly follow regulations, promptly eliminate infection clusters, and prevent the outbreak from spreading widely.
African swine fever hits 39 localities in Da Nang, over 4,770 pigs culled
Vietnam News 16:57 30/07/2025African swine fever (ASF) has rapidly spread across Da Nang City in central Vietnam, hitting 39 wards and communes, while leaving over 4,770 sick pigs culled between July 1 and 28, according to the city’s agriculture department.
Crackdown urged on illegal sale of ASF-infected pigs in Vietnam
Vietnam News 17:22 22/07/2025Authorities in Vietnam have uncovered dozens of cases involving the illegal sale and transport of pigs suspected to be infected with African swine fever (ASF) into the market, so a crackdown on such unlawful and dangerous offenses must be intensified.
Thousands of pig farmers devastated by African swine fever outbreak in Vietnam’s Nghe An
Vietnam News 16:26 20/07/2025Numerous pig-farming households in Nghe An Province, north-central Vietnam have been suffering severe losses as African swine fever (ASF) continues its relentless spread, according to local authorities.
