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Bird flu kills two in Cambodia, Vietnam 

January 19, 2012

  Vietnam on Thursday reported its first human death from bird flu in nearly two years, as the virus also claimed the life of a toddler in Cambodia.   Concerns about avian influenza have risen in the region after China in late December reported its first fatality from the H5N1 virus in 18 months, but [...]

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Bird flu outbreak strikes three provinces 

September 20, 2011
Bird flu outbreak strikes three provinces 

A man carrying chickens on National Highway 1 in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Chanh District. Bird flu has hit flocks of fowl in three of Vietnam’s north-central provinces over the last two weeks, the Department of Animal Health announced on Tuesday (September 13). Hoang Van Nam, the department chief, said at a meeting of [...]

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Economic crisis eats off Forbes’ 2009 billionaire list

March 12, 2009
Economic crisis eats off Forbes’ 2009 billionaire list

The worst economic crisis in decades has taken its toll on billionaires, the richest people in the world. The number of such people has decreased and their wealth has shrunk by nearly half. Steve Forbes, chairman, CEO and editor-in-chief of the Forbes Magazine, attends a news conference in New York, the U.S., on March 11, [...]

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Vietnam beefs up vigilance as second bird flu death confirmed

March 5, 2009
Vietnam beefs up vigilance as second bird flu death confirmed

A duck being inoculated in Can Tho City. The government has voiced concern over inflated reports about vaccination for poultry from several provinces, fearing it could derail the fight against bird flu. The Ministry of Health Wednesday ordered the mobilization of all materials and personnel required to combating the bird flu epidemic in 63 localities [...]

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UN agencies call for more vigilance against bird flu in Vietnam

February 25, 2009
UN agencies call for more vigilance against bird flu in Vietnam

A poultry vendor slaughters a chicken next to a cage of live chickens for sale along a road on the outskirts of Hanoi last Monday The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are urging the Vietnamese government and health agencies to work more to protect the public against bird flu. [...]

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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...