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Vietnam to quarantine monkeypox patients

People supposedly infected with monkeypox will have to quarantine at health centers or hospitals until their symptoms disappear, the Ministry of Health said. The guideline on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of monkeypox was issued Friday, a week after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the disease a global medical …

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Parents beat up 7-year-old girl for lacking appetite

The parents of a 7-year-old girl in southern Vietnam’s Binh Phuoc Province are being investigated for repeatedly beating up their daughter. Tran Thanh Tu, stepfather of the girl, was detained for three months Friday, pending investigations into the girl’s abuse. His wife, Lau Y Lau, is also being investigated on …

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Rising pork, poultry prices push inflation up

Rising pork, poultry prices push inflation up

An increase in prices of pork, poultry and some other products has pushed the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in July up by 0.4 percent from June and 3.14 percent year-on-year. Pork prices rose 4.29 percent from June on the back of surging animal feed costs. Pork prices are now around …

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