HANOI, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a directive calling for strong and coordinated efforts to control African swine fever (ASF), local daily newspaper Nhan Dan (People) reported Friday.
Since early 2025, over 514 ASF outbreaks have occurred in 28 out of 34 provinces, killing or forcing the culling of more than 30,000 pigs nationwide, the report cited data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
The directive urges local authorities to detect and eliminate outbreaks promptly, enforce strict culling, and punish illegal pig trading and carcass dumping that may spread the virus, according to the report.
Veterinary agencies must guide farmers, expand safe zones, and promptly report outbreaks, while ministries are tasked with funding, monitoring, enforcing anti-smuggling, and raising public awareness of African swine fever prevention, the report added. ■
