The Indonesian authorities on Tuesday confirmed that the pigs supplied to Singapore from a farm were infected with the African swine fever (ASF) virus. The pig samples from the farm on Pulab Bulan in the Riau Islands province were tested, which make up for about 15 per cent of Singapore's total pork supply.

Pigs exported to Singapore from Indonesia confirmed to have African swine fever virus

Officials announced on Friday (June 10) that a thousand pigs will be slaughtered after two instances of swine fever were discovered on a farm in Rome’s Lazio region, raising fears of a blow to the country’s pork industry.

Italy to slaughter pigs to stop swine fever outbreak

After Indian state Mizoram, an outbreak of African swine disease has been recorded in the Kanchanpur sub-division of the North Tripura district, with three of 87 samples proving positive for the virus.

African swine fever: After Mizoram, disease sets foot in Tripura, culling of pigs begins

African swine fever has threatened the Hungarian Mangalica pig. Mangalica pigs are listed as an endangered animal and are developed by cross-breeding. WION tells you more.

African swine fever threatens Hungarian Mangalica pig

A new form of African swine fever identified in Chinese pig farms is most likely caused by illicit vaccines, industry insiders say, a fresh blow to the world's largest pork producer, still recovering from a devastating epidemic of the virus.

Why swine fever in China is likely caused by illicit vaccines

A new form of African swine fever identified in Chinese pig farms is most likely caused by illicit vaccines, industry insiders say, a fresh blow to the world’s largest pork producer.

New African swine fever strains point to illicit vaccines

For the first time in a year, South Korea found new cases of African swine fever on a farm this week, forcing authorities to cull at least 1,500 pigs, the Yonhap news agency said on Friday.

South Korea culls 1,500 pigs after new cases of African swine fever

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday ordered to cull nearly 12,000 pigs in the areas affected by the deadly African swine fever and asked officials to compensate the owners adequately.

Assam to cull 12,000 pigs as African swine fever spreads in state

China has announced a ban on the import of pork and pig products from Germany after the European country confirmed its first case of African swine fever in a wild boar in Brandenburg last week.

China bans German pork imports after African swine fever case

The first instance of African swine fever has been reported in the country in Assam where the disease has killed around 2,500 pigs across 306 villages, Animal Husbandry Minister Atul Bora said.

African swine fever: Another disease from China hits Assam; 2,500 pigs dead

China's consumer inflation climbed to nearly eight-year peaks in November as pork prices doubled, but factory-gate prices remained in the red, adding to uncertainty over whether the manufacturing sector is bottoming out as trade risks persist.

China's consumer inflation at eight-year high, but PPI stuck in the red

China's central bank unexpectedly trimmed a key interbank lending rate on Monday, the first easing in the liquidity tool in more than four years and a signal to markets that policymakers are ready to act to prop up slowing growth.

China slashes key liquidity rate for first time since 2015

The prices Chinese firms pay factories for their goods fell last month at the fastest pace in three years, official data showed Tuesday, as slackening demand and the bruising US trade war drag on the economy.

China's factory prices fall faster as weak demand hits economy

Criminal gangs in China are faking outbreaks of African swine fever on farms free of the disease and forcing farmers to sell their healthy pigs at sharply lower prices, the agriculture ministry said on Friday.

China vows to tackle dead pig scam amid swine fever epidemic

China said on Friday it has banned direct and indirect imports of pigs, wild boars and related products from Laos due to the first African swine fever outbreaks reported by the Southeast Asian nation on June 20.

China bans pig imports from Laos due to African swine fever

North Korea has stepped up measures to prevent the spread of the highly contagious and deadly African swine fever, its main state newspaper said on Wednesday, breaking its silence on the outbreak which was first reported in late May.

North Korea steps up measures to prevent spread of African swine fever

China said on Friday it had detected the African swine fever virus in pigs being illegally transported to southwestern Guizhou province. A truck carrying 32 pigs from another province was stopped near the city of Duyun in Guizhou.

China detects African swine fever in pigs illegally transported to Guizhou

The first case of African swine fever has been reported in North Korea, South Korea`s agriculture ministry said on Thursday, showing how the virus has spread widely since the first outbreak in East Asia was found in China in August last year.

First case of African swine fever reported in North Korea

Vietnam has culled more than 1.2 million farmed pigs infected with African swine fever, the government said on Monday, as the virus continues to spread rapidly in the Southeast Asian country.

Vietnam culls 1.2 million pigs as African swine fever spreads nationwide

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