201 pigs found positive for banned substance in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 17:44 28/07/2026Traffic police in Ho Chi Minh City have intercepted two trucks carrying 201 pigs that tested positive for the banned substance salbutamol, authorities confirmed on Tuesday.
Japan startup to seek approval for pig kidney transplants in 2029
World 11:32 22/07/2026KAMAKURA, KANAGAWA PREF. -- A Japanese startup said Tuesday that it plans to file for conditional approval of pig-to-human kidney transplants in 2029.
Japan startup to conduct clinical trials of pig kidney transplants
World 15:32 29/06/2026TOKYO -- Japanese biotechnology startup PorMedTec Co. said Monday that it will conduct Japan's first clinical trials of pig-to-human kidney transplantation at two hospitals in the country as early as 2028.
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.
African swine fever outbreak hits Da Nang ward
Vietnam News 15:51 17/07/2025An African swine fever (ASF) outbreak has struck Quang Phu Ward in Da Nang City, central Vietnam, leaving dozens of pigs culled and prompting urgent disease control efforts by local authorities.
Lightning strike kills 230 pigs in Vietnam
Vietnam News 15:57 13/05/2022The total damage was estimated at billions of dong (VND1 billion = US$43,300)
African swine fever outbreak spreading widely in Vietnam
Vietnam News 10:33 26/11/2021An African swine fever outbreak is spreading widely in Vietnam and is hurting the local farming industry, forcing the culling of three times the number of hogs culled last year, the government said on Thursday
Locals dump dead pigs into rivers amidst African swine fever epidemic in Vietnamese province
Vietnam News 15:54 08/04/2021Several dead pigs have been found in ditches and rivers across Nghe An Province
Vietnamese scientists clone four piglets from single adult
Vietnam News 10:48 15/03/2021The four piglets were cloned using somatic cells derived from the ear tissue of a mature pig
Three African swine fever clusters recorded in southern Vietnamese province
Vietnam News 12:50 08/11/2020The outbreaks were discovered in Binh Phuoc Province after the disease had not been recorded in the locality for over a year
African swine fever returns to south-central Vietnamese province
Vietnam News 17:36 21/09/2020An outbreak has been detected in a swine herd in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province
Vietnam’s agriculture ministry criticized for failing to deal with pork price hike
Economy 14:24 19/12/2019The ministry bears responsibility for the shortage of pork and a resultant surge in pork prices, a deputy prime minister says
