• WHO pledges H1N1 vaccines for Vietnam

    WHO pledges H1N1 vaccines for Vietnam

    07/10/2009 05:00

    The World Health Organization has agreed to support Vietnam with influenza A (H1N1) virus vaccines, Health Deputy Minister Trinh Quan Huan said on Wednesday. While it is not known how...

  • Six tons of moldy chicken legs found in HCM City

    07/10/2009 05:00

    The Ho Chi Minh City inspectorate on Tuesday found six tons of moldy chicken legs imported from Poland at a local storage facility, but their owner was yet to be identified. This was part of a 15-ton-batch of chicken legs brought into the store...

  • Local labs approved to conduct swine flu tests

    Local labs approved to conduct swine flu tests

    06/10/2009 05:00

    The health ministry on Monday announced 14 local laboratories were eligible to conduct influenza A H1N1 tests to deal with increasing demand. While all tests and treatment are offered...

  • More swine flu deaths added to Vietnam’s tally

    More swine flu deaths added to Vietnam’s tally

    02/10/2009 05:00

    Two more deaths were added to Vietnam’s official swine-flu tally Friday while another had yet to be confirmed. The Health Ministry reported that it had officially confirmed that...

  • 40 tons of substandard chicken legs now on the market

    02/10/2009 05:00

    Some 40 out of 48 tons of unclean chicken legs found in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday have since been distributed on the market, according to a local animal health center. The meat, imported from Poland by the local Viet My Company, was found...

  • Thanh Hoa records first H1N1 death

    Thanh Hoa records first H1N1 death

    02/10/2009 05:00

    The central province of Thanh Hoa on Saturday reported its first swine flu fatality with a 63-year-old man succumbing to the disease. The patient, whose name has not been released,...

  • Unclean cow bowels found in HCMC, allegedly for restaurants

    Unclean cow bowels found in HCMC, allegedly for restaurants

    01/10/2009 05:00

    Undocumented cattle bowels showing signs of expiration were found packed and frozen in Ho Chi Minh City Food safety authorities in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday seized tons of cattle bowels and legs stored...

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