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South Africa, Vietnam agree to cooperate to stem rhino poaching

South Africa and Vietnam agreed to cooperate on wildlife trade, information sharing and prosecution and law enforcement procedures to stem rhino poaching, said Fundisile Mketeni, the deputy director general of bio-diversity and conservation for South Africa.

Vietnam is “well aware of the importance of bio-diversity and conservation, especially with endangered species,” Ha Cong Tuan, Vietnam's deputy director of forestry administration, told reporters in Johannesburg today.