The New Economy

Photographer: Mr. and Mrs. Smith
From: The Happy Buddha knows best
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The New Economy

This area was once dense jungle teeming with elephants, tigers, panthers, black bears and other wild animals. Many species disappeared due to over-hunting in the 1950s, and the jungle was destroyed due to chemicals and bombing by American forces during the war. Huan said the Vietnamese government provided incentives for various hill tribes from the north to re-settle in this area long after the war to yield new crops and vegetation like coffee beans, silk and rice. This government initiative was called “The New Economy.”