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Emergency news on the Mekong River
The Mekong River flood in Cambodia has peaked and is slowing down; the upstream area of the Mekong River and Dong Thap Muoi (DTM) and the Long Xuyen Quadrangle (TGLX)…
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Disaster management for the Lower Mekong countries
In order to develop disaster management capabilities for the four countries in the lower Mekong River, Vietnam and the United States have organized a seminar on managing…
Environment
Laos still built roads to Xayaburi project
The route to the area planned to build the Xayaburi dam, a work that the Lao government recently decided to suspend, will still be made to serve people.
Environment
Experts call on Laos to abandon the hydroelectric dam
After the Mekong River Commission (MRC) decided to discuss more about Laos' controversial hydropower dam, scientists and environmental organizations in the region contin…
Environment
The US supported the postponement of the construction of the Lao hydroelectric dam
The US State Department yesterday said Washington welcomed the postponement of Laos' Xayaburi dam construction on the Mekong River, and hoped Southeast Asian countries w…
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Vietnam worries about salinity because of Laos hydroelectricity
Vietnamese scientists are concerned that Laos' controversial hydropower dam will have a bad impact on the Mekong Delta.
Environment
No decision has been made on Lao hydroelectric dam
The Lower Mekong countries today still have not decided the fate of Laos' controversial hydroelectric dam, but will conduct further consultations at the Ministerial leve…
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540 fish species found in the Mekong basin
On February 24, Japan Natural Environment Fund (Nagao) announced for the first time 540 species of fish found in the Mekong basin.
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Lessons from Thailand for dams on the Mekong River
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) today warned investors to invest in a dam project on the Mekong River to study lessons from the Mun river dam in Thailand, an economic, env…
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An Giang and Kandal cooperate in flood and storm prevention
On November 5, the workshop on developing a cross-border cooperation plan for emergency flood control between An Giang and Kandal (Cambodia) took place in An Giang provi…
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Dams on the Mekong River threaten large fish
Tra fish populations and a number of other large fish species will be pushed to the extinct shore if the plan to build hydropower plants on the Mekong River is approved.
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China claims not to drain the Mekong
Chinese officials say hydroelectric dams in the world's most populous country are not the cause of the Mekong's water level to hit a record low.
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Thanks to China rescuing the Mekong
Thailand's prime minister yesterday announced that the country will ask China for help in an effort to cope with the Mekong's record low water level.
Environment
Climate change threatens the Mekong region
The Mekong region is considered one of the last biodiversity areas of the planet, including five Southeast Asian countries and China's Yunnan province.
Environment
America participates in environmental protection downstream of the Mekong
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently met with fellow Mekong countries' counterparts to discuss environmental cooperation.