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HANOI, March 14 -- Vietnam's central Nghe An province has become the latest locality in the country hit by African swine fever (ASF), local media reported on Thursday. After an ASF outbreak was detected in Quynh Luu district, all 22 infected pigs have been culled to prevent the animal disease from spreading, daily...

HANOI, Jan. 24 -- Vietnamese police officers will be mobilized to patrol at general and specialized hospitals from national to district level, to protect medical workers, local media reported on Thursday. The patrol is part of joint efforts between the healthcare sector and the public security sector in response...

BANGKOK, Jan. 22 -- Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said Tuesday it has joined hotel association and private sectors to launch an environment project to reduce plastic use, according to local media. The Thai Hotels Association (THA) will cooperate with the TAT in various campaigns including encouraging hotels...

China -- You might not think much about the plastic straw in your mouth when you take a sip from your drink cup on your way to the cinema or at lunch, but these small pieces of plastic can have a large effect on the natural environment. Amid the nationwide call to reduce plastic product usage to the protect environment,...

TOKYO  - The owner of a Japanese sushi restaurant chain on Saturday set a record by paying more than $3 million for a bluefin tuna in the year’s first auction at Tokyo’s new fish market, exceeding his own record price of 2013. Kiyoshi Kimura, who owns the Sushizanmai chain, paid 333.6 million yen ($3.1 million)...