Road seems to deliberately threaten protected forest in Kon Tum
Thousands hectares of forest in the central highlands province of Kon Tum, Vietnam are facing extinction as the local authorities are determined to construct a road that seems of little benefit to travellers. The road project, invested by the provincial Department of Transport, was started since 2009 with an estimated cost of over VND1.3trn (USD59m). The 59km-long road will connect the districts of Tu Mo Rong, Dak Glei and Kon Plong and help to boost the local economy.
