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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear Sir/Madam,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>After seven years of persistent efforts in working with authorities at both national and provincial level, ENV has succeeded in helping shut down the two remaining bear farms in Ha Long Bay, putting a stop to bear bile tourism in Quang Ninh province, in the north of Vietnam. Furthermore, ENV’s efforts to remove bear bile products from the rest stops along the route to Ha Long Bay which target Korean tourists, the typical visitors to the bear bile farms, have also been successful, and the primary business partner in the farms (also Korean) has been forced to close his traditional medicine shop in Ha Long City.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For more information about this resounding success as a result of the commitment of both the local Quang Ninh authorities and ENV to bear protection, <i>please the attached file.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Communication and Public Awareness Department<br>Education for Nature - Vietnam (ENV)<br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Address: Block 17T5, Room 1701, Hoang Dao Thuy Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi, Vietnam<b><br></b>Tel: +84 4 6281 5424<b> </b><br>Email: <a href="mailto:communication.env@gmail.com">communication.env@gmail.com</a> <br>Website: <a href="http://www.envietnam.org/">www.envietnam.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EducationforNatureVietnam">https://www.facebook.com/EducationforNatureVietnam</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/edu4naturevn">https://twitter.com/edu4naturevn</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>