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Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of Vietnam, getures while speaking during a session 'Toward an East Asian Community' at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Saturday Jan. 30, 2010.

Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of Vietnam, getures while speaking during a session 'Toward an East Asian Community' at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Saturday Jan. 30, 2010.

A human rights activists enacts a North Korean asylum-seeker tied up with ropes during a rally denouncing alleged famine and human rights violations against North Koreans, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. Thousands of North Koreans have fled their communist homeland to escape hunger and harsh political oppression in recent years, with many taking a long journey through the lands of China to Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries on their way to seek asylum with a great risk of getting repatriated if they were ever caught by Chinese authorities.

Children look at a human rights activists Olivier Courapied of France, wearing North Korean soldier's uniform, aims a mock North Korean asylum-seeker tied up with ropes during a rally denouncing alleged famine and human rights violations against North Koreans, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. Thousands of North Koreans have fled their communist homeland to escape hunger and harsh political oppression in recent years, with many taking a long journey through the lands of China to Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries on their way to seek asylum with a great risk of getting repatriated if they were ever caught by Chinese authorities.

A human rights activist Olivier Courapied of France, wearing North Korean soldier's uniform, aims a mock North Korean asylum-seeker tied up with ropes during a rally denouncing alleged famine and human rights violations against North Koreans, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. Thousands of North Koreans have fled their communist homeland to escape hunger and harsh political oppression in recent years, with many taking a long journey through the lands of China to Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries on their way to seek asylum with a great risk of getting repatriated if they were ever caught by Chinese authorities.

Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, gestures while speaking on a panel"Rethinking How to Feed the World"at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010.

Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia jumps to smash against Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam during their men's singles semifinal match of the Malaysia Open Badminton Super Series in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.

Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia jumps to smash against Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam during their men's singles semifinal match of the Malaysia Open Badminton Super Series in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. Lee won the match 22-20, 21-11.

Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia jumps to smash against Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam during their men's singles semifinal match of the Malaysia Open Badminton Super Series in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.

Heather Bacon, a vetranarians from Animals Asia Foundation sedate a bear and give it a complete health check at a rescue center at Vietnam's Tam Dao National Park Vietnam on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The newly rescued bears two of them missing limbs and one blind were sedated and removed one-by-one from their tiny cages Friday at Tam Dao National Park. They are joining 29 bears already at the rescue center.

Vetranarians from Animals Asia Foundation sedate a bear and give it a complete health check at a rescue center at Vietnam's Tam Dao National Park on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The newly rescued bears two of them missing limbs and one blind were sedated and removed one-by-one from their tiny cages Friday at Tam Dao National Park. They are joining 29 bears already at the rescue center.

From left to right : Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, Nguyen Tien Trung, Le Thang Long and Le Cong Dinh listen to the verdict at a court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. The People's Court convicted the four democracy activists of trying to overthrow the communist government and sentenced them to up to 16 years in prison for promoting multiparty democracy. The most well known of the four defendants, U.S.-trained human rights attorney Le Cong Dinh, received a relatively light five-year sentence after judges at the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court deliberated for just a half-hour. Thuc was given 16 years in jail, Trung received 7 years and Long was given 5 years behind bars.

Human rights lawyer Le Cong Dinh testifies at a court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. The People's Court convicted four democracy activists of trying to overthrow the communist government and sentenced them to up to 16 years in prison for promoting multiparty democracy. The most well known of the four defendants, U.S.-trained human rights attorney Dinh, received a relatively light five-year sentence after judges at the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court deliberated for just a half-hour. The court apparently showed leniency because Dinh acknowledged breaking the law during his testimony.

Moon bears stick their noses out from cages as local members of Animal Asia prepare to feed them in a farm in Khanh Binh village, Tan Uyen, Binh Duong province, Vietnam, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. These bears were found this way on an illegal Taiwanese-owned operation in southern Vietnam.

A moon bear in a cage looks on in a farm in Khanh Binh village, Tan Uyen town, Binh Duong province, Vietnam, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. 19 rare Asiatic moon bears awaiting their next gall bladder milking. They were found this way on an illegal Taiwanese-owned operation in southern Vietnam.

Asiatic moon bear pokes from a trailer in a farm in Khanh Binh village, Tan Uyen, Binh Duong province, Vietnam, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. 19 rare Asiatic moon bears awaiting their next gall bladder milking. These bears were found this way on an illegal Taiwanese-owned operation in southern Vietnam.

A moon bear stays in a cage in a farm in Khanh Binh village, Tan Uyen, Binh Duong province, Vietnam, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. 19 rare Asiatic moon bears awaiting their next gall bladder milking. These bears were found this way on an illegal Taiwanese-owned operation in southern Vietnam.

Local members of Animal Asia load make-shift cages containg 19 moon bears onto three trucks in a farm in Khanh Binh village, Tan Uyen, Binh Duong province, Vietnam, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. These bears were found this way on an illegal Taiwanese-owned operation in southern Vietnam.

A moon bear stays in a cage as local members of Animal Asia prepare for feeding in a farm in Khanh Binh village, Tan Uyen, Binh Duong province, south Vietnam, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. These bears were found this way on an illegal Taiwanese-owned operation in southern Vietnam.

A bear looks out from a cargo container in Tan Uyen, Vietnam on Monday Jan. 18, 2010. 19 rare Asiatic moon bears awaiting their next gall bladder milking. Their bile is a coveted traditional medicine ingredient used to treat everything from hemorrhoids to epilepsy.