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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…
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…
On February 24, Japan Natural Environment Fund (Nagao) announced for the first time 540 species of fish found in the Mekong basin.
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…
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.
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.
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.
The Mekong region is considered one of the last biodiversity areas of the planet, including five Southeast Asian countries and China's Yunnan province.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently met with fellow Mekong countries' counterparts to discuss environmental cooperation.
Pollution in Southeast Asia's largest river is pushing the population of extinct Irrawaddy dolphins, according to a warning from the International Fund for Nature Protec…
10 Irrawarddy dolphins have died in the Mekong (Cambodia) in the past two months. WWF warned that the deaths of the 10 dolphins above raised concerns about the life of t…
There was a record of catching Siamese carp with a body length of 3m, weighing up to 300kg.
Many Mekong and Asian fish species are among the world's largest freshwater fish species, but they are also at risk of extinction.
The Mekong basin is home to a rich flora and fauna. However, many of those species are in danger of extinction.
According to the WWF Wildlife Fund, over the past decade there have been more than 1,000 new species recorded in the Mekong Subregion in Southeast Asia.