The incurable pig disease was detected at a farm in the outlying District 9, HCMC Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced Tuesday. Nguyen Phuoc Trung, the department’s director, said the farm's owner fed the pigs with leftover food at restaurants, suggesting that could be a cause of the infection. More than 160 pigs at this farm have been culled and the outbreak is under control, officials said. District 9 borders Dong Nai, the country's largest pig-farming province which was infected by African swine fever last month. With HCMC hit by African swine fever, the total number of infected cities and provinces in Vietnam has now jumped to 55 out of 63, including the other four major cities, Hanoi, Hai Phong, Can Tho and Da Nang. By Tuesday, Vietnam had culled 2.45 million infected pigs. African swine fever virus is shed in blood, saliva, tears, nasal secretions, urine, faeces, and secretions from the animal's genital tract. Pigs can therefore become infected by … [Read more...] about African swine fever reaches Saigon
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Achieving denuclearisation needs more time
PM says hosting DPRK-US summit was big success for Việt NamReactions to the failed summitComments of experts on the summitBREAKING NEWS: NO AGREEMENT REACHEDTrump, Kim begin second working day Professor Lee Woong-Hyeon (right)Viet Nam News Professor Lee Woong-Hyeon, Division of International Studies at the Korean University and President of the Korean Geopolitical Research Institute speaks to Vietnam News Agency about the outcome of the DPRK - USA Hanoi Summit and prospects of future negotiations. What is your assessment of the outcome of the Hà Nội summit? Why did it fail? We don’t have any concrete information about what happened at the negotiating table between North Korea and the US. But with the press conferences by Donald Trump and North Korea’s foreign minister Ri Yong-ho, we can speculate there were some differences which led the summit to end without achievement. First, there is the basic difference in diplomatic stance toward the nuclear … [Read more...] about Achieving denuclearisation needs more time
40th anniversary of northern border defense fight: Return trip to Cao Bang
The traditional history book of the Headquarters of Cao Bang province Border Guard writes that by the dawn on February 17, 1979, H1 mobilized 30 divisions of nine major army corps, including over 600,000 troops with thousands of tanks, armors and cannons to groundlessly attack Vietnam along the entire northern border line from Phong Tho district in Lai Chau province to Mong Cai in Quang Ninh. Along the border line in Cao Bang, H1 concentrated many divisions under three army corps 41, 42 and 50 with about 130,000 troops, 220 tanks, armors and 330 cannons simultaneously attacked border posts and border districts from Bao Lac to Thach An to encroach Cao Bang in the two main directions, eastern Ta Lung border gate and northern Soc Giang border gate. Border posts Xuan Truong, Bo Gai, Soc Giang, Tong Cot, Tra Linh in Hung Quoc town; Ban Gioc commune in Trung Khanh district; Ly Van in Ly Quoc commune in Ha Lang district, Bi Ha in Thi Hoa commune of Ha Lang district and Ta Lung drastically … [Read more...] about 40th anniversary of northern border defense fight: Return trip to Cao Bang
Kim Jong Un warns North Korea could consider change of tack
North Korea could consider a change of approach if the US maintains its sanctions on the nuclear-armed country, leader Kim Jong Un warned in his New Year speech on Tuesday (Jan 1) after 12 months of diplomatic rapprochement. North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has said he is ready to meet with US President Donald Trump again at any time AFP/SAUL LOEB "If the US does not keep its promise made in front of the whole world ... and insists on sanctions and pressures on our republic," Kim said, "we may be left with no choice but to consider a new way to safeguard our sovereignty and interests". Kim was referring to his summit with US President Donald Trump in Singapore in June, when he said he had "fruitful talks" and "exchanged constructive ideas". At the time the two leaders signed a vaguely-worded pledge on denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, but progress has since stalled with Pyongyang and Washington arguing over what that means. The North is subject to multiple sets of … [Read more...] about Kim Jong Un warns North Korea could consider change of tack
Kim warns N. Korea could consider change of tack
Leader Kim Jong Un made the warning in his New Year speech Tuesday after 12 months of diplomatic rapprochement. "If the US does not keep its promise made in front of the whole world and insists on sanctions and pressures on our republic," Kim said, "we may be left with no choice but to consider a new way to safeguard our sovereignty and interests." Kim was referring to his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Singapore in June, when he said he had "fruitful talks" and "exchanged constructive ideas." At the time the two leaders signed a vaguely-worded pledge on denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, but progress has since stalled with Pyongyang and Washington arguing over what that means. The North is subject to multiple sets of United Nations Security Council sanctions over banned nuclear and ballistic missile weapons programmes, which have seen it carry out six atomic tests and launch rockets capable of reaching the entire US mainland. "I am ready to sit with the US President … [Read more...] about Kim warns N. Korea could consider change of tack