Vietnam warned that bird flu is spreading even faster this year than in last year’s disastrous Asian outbreak, while Thailand approved an emergency budget today to fight the disease amid concern that the world is ill-prepared for an overdue pandemic.

BIRD flu has killed three people, including two children, in Vietnam, officials said yesterday, as people nationwide were told to be vigilant against the disease.

Bird flu has killed three people, including two children, in Vietnam, officials said today, as people nationwide were told to be vigilant against the disease.