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Freshwater fish resources are threatened
In a recent report published in BioScience, scientists said that over-exploitation of freshwater fish is threatening the biodiversity of lakes and rivers on a global sca…
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Environment
Melaleuca deforestation in the Mekong Delta: Risk of ecological stratification
A series of Melaleuca forests in Long An, Dong Thap, and Tien Giang were cut down by farmers, shifted to rice and some other crops, the destruction of Melaleuca forests…
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Admire the giant Siamese carp caught in the Mekong River
There was a record of catching Siamese carp with a body length of 3m, weighing up to 300kg.
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11 species of giant fish are in danger of extinction
Giant vampire or coral fish in the Mekong River are among the world's largest fish that are threatened mainly by dams and overfishing.
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Mekong River fish ranked
Many Mekong and Asian fish species are among the world's largest freshwater fish species, but they are also at risk of extinction.
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Extremely rare species about to become extinct in the Mekong River
The Mekong basin is home to a rich flora and fauna. However, many of those species are in danger of extinction.
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Admire the rare species of the Mekong
Many species in the Mekong River are currently threatened by illegal hunting for skin, meat and livestock.
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Strange animals in the Mekong Subregion
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.
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Start Korean Technology Incubator in Mekong Delta
The Korean Technology Incubator Project in the Mekong Delta will be built in Can Tho with a total capital of more than VND 400 billion, of which 70% is from the Korean s…
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Smashing the Mekong River
During the Global Water Week held in Stockhom, Sweden this week, the International Nature Conservation Fund (WWF) published the latest study on the impact of planned Mek…
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Five Mekong sub-countries fight smog pollution
On February 29, in Hanoi, the second meeting of the sub-regional steering committee on the smog pollution across the border of the Mekong sub-region took place.
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Inaugurated 12 Mekong hydrological monitoring stations
On March 7, in Can Tho, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) inaugurated 12 hydrological monitoring stations which were upgraded under the project to support the implementa…
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It is proposed to postpone the construction of a dam on the Mekong River
The proposal to postpone the construction of hydropower dams on the mainstream of the Mekong for at least 10 years is the unanimous opinion put forward at the National C…
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Continue postponing dam construction in Laos
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) agreed not to make a decision on the Xayaburi dam project in Laos to further study the environmental impact of the project.
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Build Asia's largest agricultural test farm
Dinh Thanh test camp, which has a budget of over 80 billion VND, started construction in the morning in An Giang, is considered the largest-scale testing farm in the Asi…