A participant hacked a pig with a sword during a festival at the Nem Thuong village in Bac Ninh, about 40 km (25 miles) north of Hanoi, Vietnam, on Jan. 28, 2012. The Vietnamese government has called ...

Animal rights activists who were closely watching an annual pig parade festival in northern Vietnam have praised local authorities for their successful efforts to make the event less cruel to live ...

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Vietnam accelerated the slaughter of poultry in two major cities today as it tries to stop the spread of bird flu that might … Vietnam accelerated the slaughter of poultry in two major cities today as ...

Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture is stepping up food safety efforts, targeting illegal slaughter operations and improving oversight during the 2025 Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday. Deputy Minister of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Villagers push a cart with one of two live pigs to be slaughtered during a procession at the pig slaughter festival in the village ...

Nem Thuong , Vietnam---Thousands of revellers gathered at a village near Vietnam's capital Hanoi on Tuesday to witness the brutal execution of two pigs in a bloody tradition condemned by animal rights ...