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Mekong leaders fail to raise environmental concerns at summit in Phnom Penh
Environmental conservationists expressed concern over the negative impact of development projects in the Mekong River as leaders of six riparian states failed to address related issues clearly during the second Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) summit in Phnom Penh yesterday.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
China's Interest in Riverine Development Evident at Mekong River Summit
In March 2016, while chairing the first summit on the Beijing-initiated Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC), Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, in a speech, cited an anonymous Southeast Asian proverb: “When gentle breezes stick together, they can have the power of a typhoon.” ...
Aun Chhengpor
Lancang-Mekong Cooperation leaders’ meeting hails achievements, maps out blueprint for future development
The Second Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Leaders’ Meeting approved a Five-year Action Plan (2018-2022) here on late Wednesday, charting the course for the LMC’s development into the next decade. With a theme of “Our River of Peace and Sustainable Development,” the meeting gathered leaders of China, ...
Khmer Times Reporter
Riverside nations adopt Mekong action plan
Leaders of the six countries sharing the Mekong River on Wednesday adopted a five-year plan of action on sub-regional cooperation. As expected, the first day of the two-day summit did not discuss the Chinese request to dynamite islets and shoals in the Mekong off Chiang ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
China, Mekong nations agree on over 100 projects
Leaders of China and Southeast Asian nations along the Mekong River have agreed to proceed with more than 100 projects that receive financial support from Beijing. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang joined leaders from Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh on ...
NHK Reporter
Mekong: riding dragon or hugging panda?
Like heroes in a kungfu movie who swear to fight and die together because they drink wine from the same cup, will all six countries who share the Mekong River share the same spirit of camaraderie? There will be an ominous sign during the Second ...
KAVI CHONGKITTAVORN
Five things to know about the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation summit
When China and the leaders of nations along the Mekong River meet on Wednesday at the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation summit in Cambodia, a top item is to be mapping out a five-year development plan that would include building hydropower dams and other projects for the region ...
Laura Zhou
Power stacked against Southeast Asia's poor as China dams Mekong
Cambodian fisherman Sles Hiet lives at the mercy of the Mekong: A massive river that feeds tens of millions but is under threat from the Chinese dams cementing Beijing’s physical – and diplomatic – control over its Southeast Asian neighbours.Keep reading ...
Channel News Asia Reporter
Prayut set for vital Mekong region summit
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha next Wednesday will attend the 2nd Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Summit in Phnom Penh, where it is expected leaders will approve a five-year action plan. Keep reading ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
GWP Supports Transboundary Cooperation on Lancang-Mekong
The Global Water Partnership is supporting transboundary cooperation on the Lancang-Mekong river through a partnership among GWP China, GWP Southeast Asia, and the PRC’s Ministry of Water Resources. The Lancang-Mekong Water Resources Cooperation Center was established in Beijing in March 2017, and since, several cooperation ...
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