Vietnam Bear Sanctuary Ouster Halted
Apparently with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's own intervention, Vietnam has halted a controversial plan to close an internationally acclaimed bear rescue center in a national park to allow construction of a commercial ecotourism project.
The premier said in a statement yesterday that the center can stay and that if "violations" are uncovered, the perp…
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