S. KOREAN FIRST VICE FINANCE MINISTER WARNS OF GROWING INFLATION RISKS

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• S. Korean First Vice Finance Minister warns of growing inflation risks.
• The risk has been directed towards rising oil prices.
• Prices of the farm, livestock, and fisheries products advanced 16.2 percent on-year in 2020.

OUTBREAK OF BIRD FLU IN SOUTH KOREA MAKES THE PRICE OF EGGS SOAR BY 27%

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• Outbreak of bird flu in South Korea makes the price of eggs soar by 27%.
• On Monday, sales prices of a carton of 30 eggs averaged 7,456 won.
• In January, the consumer prices, in general, rose 0.6 percent on-year.

SOUTH KOREA’S HIGHLY PATHOGENIC BIRD FLU CASE RISES TO 67

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• South Korea’s highly pathogenic bird flu case rises to 67.
• The government reported the latest case of the H5N8 strain of avian influenza came from an egg farm in Yongin.
• The price of chicken and duck meat in the cou...

AVIAN BIRD FLU PENETRATES ALL CORNERS OF S KOREA WITH TOLL RISING TO THIRTEEN

• South Korea said Monday it is ramping up efforts to cull poultry in areas infected by highly pathogenic bird flu amid rising worries over the country-wide spread due to migratory birds.
• The country has recognized 13 highly pathogenic bird flu cases across the nation so far this...

6TH PREFECTURE IN JAPAN DETECTED WITH BIRD FLU; CULLING OF CHICKEN BEGINS

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• 6th prefecture in Japan detected with bird flu; culling of chicken begins.
• H5 strain in chicken has been found, making Hiroshima experience an avian flu outbreak.
• A farm in Mihara in Hiroshima prefecture on Sunday report...

DEADLY BIRD FLU DISEASE SPREADING RAPIDLY IN EUROPE

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• The deadly and highly contagious bird flu is spreading rapidly across the continent of Europe
• The spread of the disease has put the poultry industry on high alert

A deadly and very highly contagious form of the avian infl...

AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK IN KAGAWA PREFECTURE; 46,000 CHICKENS CULLED

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• Avian flu outbreak in Kagawa prefecture; 46,000 chickens culled.
• A separate outbreak was recorded on Nov.5 at a poultry farm in the city of Mitoyo in the same prefecture.
• The poultry outbreak occurred on the farm that had...

FRANCE ISSUED ‘HIGH RISK’ ALERT IN SOME AREAS AS BIRD FLU CASES INCREASE IN EUROPE

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• the government of France have put several parts of the country under high alert after there has been reports of Bird Flu in the country
• Around 45 departments in France have been declared as high risk amid the fears of the spread of the Bir...

AVIAN FLU BREAKOUT IN WESTERN JAPAN CONFIRMED BY JAPAN FARM MINISTER

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• Avian flu breakout in Western Japan confirmed by Japan Farm Minister.
• It is said to be the first bird flu outbreak in the country since January 2018.
• Katora Nogami announced that countermeasures will be taken.
• ...