Environment and natural resources
Commentary: Forging stronger ties among Lancang-Mekong nations
The latest Lancang-Mekong leaders’ meeting has proved to be a summit not paying lip service, but yielding tangible results, bringing the countries closer to a community of shared future.Keep reading ...
Lifang
Southeast Asian plastic recyclers hope to clean up after China ban
When Seah Kian Hoe was just 10 years old, he would jump on the back of his parent’s small truck during school holidays and help them collect scrap, going door-to-door around neighborhoods in Malaysia’s southern state of Johor.Keep reading ...
Michael Taylor
Asean-India vow to tackle climate change and price volatility
India and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) nations on Friday agreed to jointly work to mitigate the challenges of climate change, enhance livelihood opportunities through agro- forestry, exchange farm machineries and develop heterotic rice hybrids.Keep reading ...
LiveMint Reporter
Is Chinese investment taking over the Mekong?
China is shoring up its sphere of influence in Southeast Asia through aid and investment. By funding infrastructure and development, China can increase its economic and strategic leverage over poorer neighbors.Keep reading ...
Ate Hoekstra
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta residents internally migrate due to climate change: researches
Climate change is costing people their livelihoods, leading to an internal migration crisis in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam, studies have shown. The Mekong Delta is a tremendous area of over 3.9 million hectares, famed for its fertility and contribution to domestic and global ...
Tuoitre News Reporter
‘Proactive diplomacy’ in Mekong River dispute only way to resolve brewing conflict
The ferocity of rows over vital sea lines carrying up to a third of global trade valued at US$5 trillion annually has embittered relations between China and some Southeast Asian claimant states. Meanwhile, external powers such as the United States have jumped into the fray, ...
Richard Heydarian
China-led Group Wants More Development on Mekong River
China and five Southeast Asian countries have set goals for developing the Mekong River area, but experts wonder if the group can succeed. Leaders of the five countries met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in early January in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. This was ...
Mario Ritter
Environmental Concerns as Mekong Nations Vow to Promote River Development
An action plan agreed by the leaders of China and five Southeast Asian neighbors to step up industrialization and urbanization in their common Mekong River region has sharpened longstanding concerns about the environmental damage from Chinese dam-building on the key water source.Keep reading ...
Paul Eckert
With its Environmental Crisis, Is Laos Missing the Forest for the Trees?
Laos’ reputation as having some of the most lush and diverse forests in the Mekong remains under serious threat after a December investigation by government officials found evidence of large-scale illegal logging operations in the southern Attapeu province, despite recent efforts to end the practice. ...
Erin Cook
Eyeing Mekong dams, China lavishes cash on ally Cambodia
Beijing has pledged billions of dollars to build new infrastructure in Cambodia, officials said Thursday, as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang ended a two-day charm offensive currying favor for its mega-dams across the Mekong.Keep reading ...
Japan Times Reporter
