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Vietnam, Mekong neighbors urged to lean less on China
Thailand wants Vietnam and other neighboring countries to set up an infrastructure and project developments fund for the Mekong Delta region, aiming to cut their dependence on Chinese investment. Keep reading ...
Shortages of material tra fish continue in Vietnam's Mekong Delta
The price of tra fish (pangasius) in the Mekong Delta is increasing amid shortages of breeding fish in the past five months, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). Keep reading ...
The hidden costs of hydropower
Hydropower is one of Southeast Asia’s biggest renewable energy sources, however, many still remain oblivious to the damaging side-effects of hydropower projects. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), hydropower capacity in the region grew almost threefold from 16 GW to 44 GW between ...
Centre opens to promote Langcang- Mekong cooperation
The Global Centre for Mekong Studies of Laos (GCMS-Laos) in Vientiane officially opened to the public on Wednesday, to promote cooperation among the six countries of the Lancang-Mekong region. Keep reading ...
8 ways to promote natural capital investments in the GMS
Natural capital has been a key contributor to the Greater Mekong Subregion’s (GMS) rapid economic growth over the past 3 decades. However, the subregion’s key natural capital stocks are in a state of decline. Keep reading ...
China eyes role as world’s power supplier
Deep in a tangle of planning bureaucracies in western Beijing, the future of a country nearly 3,000km away is under discussion. Xie Qiuye, president of China’s Electric Power Planning & Engineering Institute, has been charged with developing an electricity plan for Laos, a nation struggling ...
Transport infrastructure in Mekong Delta needs urgent attention
The opening of the Cao Lanh Bridge in the southern province of Dong Thap last week to link two banks of Tien River has signaled a promising development for the Mekong Delta. Yet, on the same route, the halt in the construction of Vam Cong ...
Young ASEAN leaders contribute ideas to protect Mekong Delta environment
Some 120 young leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) contributed their ideas to protecting the environment in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam at a workshop which opened in Can Tho city on June 5. The event, which runs until June 9, was ...
Tackling malaria in the Mekong
The growth of drug resistant malaria threatens communities in the epicenter of the illness — five southeast Asian countries through which flows the Mekong river — but also poses a global threat. Grassroots campaigns are targeting to protect rural people and those living far from medical services. Keep ...
Workshop discuses environmental protection measures for Mekong Delta
A delegation of US diplomats in Vietnam and the Center for Community Human Resource Development under An Giang University co-organised a workshop titled “Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) 2018: Protecting The Mekong Delta Environment”, in Can Tho city, from June 4 to 9. The workshop ...
