Posts Tagged ‘ Dog Meat ’

Thailand rescues 120 dogs bound for Vietnam restaurants 

September 10, 2011

  Thai authorities arrested two men as they attempted to smuggle 120 dogs to Vietnam on Tuesday, according to the Bangkok Post. Civil volunteers stopped two pickup trucks carrying fertilizer sacks containing the dogs, 31 of which had suffocated, at Pho Sai village near the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom province. The volunteers, who are [...]

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Three foreigners suffer the return of accurate diarrhea

January 22, 2010
Three foreigners suffer the return of accurate diarrhea

The Preventive Health and Environment Agency on January 20 said three foreigners in the southern province of An Giang had caught acute diarrhea last week, including a 9-year-old child. Acute diarrhea patients in 2008. The agency’s chief Nguyen Huy Nga said that the three patients were treated quickly and they are recovering. These are the latest cases [...]

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Crazy waiting tones are Vietnam’s latest cell phone craze

September 6, 2009
Crazy waiting tones are Vietnam’s latest cell phone craze

LookAtVietnam – The time when waiting-tone providers competed by providing snatches of classics or popular tunes has passed. The current trend in wait music is distorted songs. Websites providing waiting tones for download. One may be astonished while waiting for a friend to pick up by hearing a singer warble “I wish you die quickly,” “this subscriber craves [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 20/5

May 20, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 20/5

2009 World Environment Day themed on climate change; Nha Trang recognised as first-tier city; More heavy rains likely to cause flooding in the north; Work completed on HCMC largest cable-stayed bridge; Vietnam to assess land use next year; Drivers grab two robbers in HCM City 2009 World Environment Day themed on climate changeThe Ministry of [...]

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Acute diarrhea spreads in north, one dead

May 19, 2009
Acute diarrhea spreads in north, one dead

To May 18, 540 people in eleven northern provinces have been diagnosed with acute diarrhea, including 53 testing positive to vibrio cholerae bacterium, reports the Preventive Health and Environment Agency (PHEA). Acute diarrhea has spread to eleven provinces in the north.The affected provinces cover the entire Red River Delta area and adjacent Quang Ninh, Hoa [...]

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Hanoi: Dog slaughterhouses closed for at least 2 weeks

May 18, 2009
Hanoi: Dog slaughterhouses closed for at least 2 weeks

Dog meat is still available along Nguyen Van Hai Street, HCM City.LookAtVietnam – Hanoi’s Vice Chairman Dao Van Binh on May 16 led a delegation that checked on dog meat preparation in Ha Dong district after cholera was found in dog meat sold in the area. Dog slaughterhouses there will be closed at least 15 [...]

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Cholera outbreak continues spreading north

May 18, 2009

Northern Thai Binh Province on Sunday reported three individuals had tested positive for cholera, making it the ninth locality to report the disease in the north-central region of the country. The provincial Center of Preventive Health said the individuals had eaten dog meat while working in Hanoi and showed symptoms of the disease after returning [...]

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Hanoi authorities check dog meat

May 17, 2009
Hanoi authorities check dog meat

LookAtVietnam – The deputy chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee on May 16 led a delegation to check dog meat preparation in Duong Noi Commune, Ha Dong District after cholera was found in dog meat sold in the area. Hanoi people still consume dog meat that may have cholera bacteria. LookAtVietnam – The deputy chairman of Hanoi [...]

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Acute diarrhea spreads to eighth province in north

May 16, 2009
Acute diarrhea spreads to eighth province in north

A patient with acute diarrhea at Thanh Loc Commune Medical Center in Thanh Hoa Province’s Hau Loc District The northern Ninh Binh Province Friday reported that people were hospitalized with acute diarrhea to become the eighth locality in the northern and north-central regions to report a breakout. The central Bureau of Preventive Health said some [...]

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Acute diarrhea outbreak spreads in Hanoi

May 15, 2009
Acute diarrhea outbreak spreads in Hanoi

The number of acute diarrhea patients at Hanoi-based hospitals is increasing quickly. Six northern and one central province have reported cholera patients. A foreign passenger at the Hanoi-based Noi Bai Airport, who wore comforter to protect herself from A/H1N1 flu. By May 14, acute diarrhea cases had been recorded in 19 districts in Hanoi, mostly in Thanh Xuan, [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...