At the invitation of the Institute of Tropical Biology ( “hereafter ITB”), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology，Socialist Republic of Vietnam,a 2-person KIZ delegation led by Director ZHANG Ya-Ping paid visits to the Vietnam National Museum of Nature in Vietnam and ZHANG Ya-Ping, on behalf of KIZ, signed a memorandum of understanding on collection, study and conservation of the vertebrates of southern Vietnam with Director Hoang Nghia Son who is on behalf of ITB on 16th May. The Parties agreed to formally initiate this long-standing relationship and to promote its continuation for the future.