VOA The Vietnam Students Association (VSA) and the social network loveme.vn held a press conference on April 29 to introduce a campaign called “a million signatures, a million actions for the environment”. Addressing the conference, VSA Vice Chairman Vu Thanh Mai, said the campaign is aimed raising environmental awareness among Youth Union members, students and [...]
VietNamNet Bridge Fires continue to destroy the forests of Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta’s Dong Thap Province despite heroic efforts by firefighters to control the blazes. The first fire started in the A1 forest zone on Sunday. Firefighters fought for seven hours to stomp out the blaze but it sparked up again [...]
Lao Voices (KPL) A new initiative across the Mekong region will conduct research and build capacity for assessing one of the most fundamental ingredients that supports the abundance of the Mekong’s aquatic resources-sediment flows. Sediment flows are essential for ecosystem habitats, as sources of nutrients for fish and other aquatic species and for the stability [...]
MTCO in Bangkok BANGKOK, 27 April 2010 – The Mekong Tourism Forum has confirmed a compelling list of speakers to address its theme for 2010, “New Roads, New Opportunities.” Tourism ministers, director generals, travel industry CEOs and leading private sector and development minds will address current and future challenges and opportunities facing tourism in the [...]
Vietnam News/ANN VIETNAM, MEKONG DELTA - On March 1, neighbours found 42-year-old Thai Van Hau of Thot Not District in Can Tho City lying dead in his rice field. He had been electrocuted by a mouse trap that he had laid himself to protect his crop. Police investigations have confirmed that hau died of electric [...]
Soeung Sophat | Washington, DC for VOA The recent drought across southern China and mainland Southeast Asia has caused debate within the region regarding dam issues in the Mekong River Basin. The recent drought across southern China and mainland Southeast Asia has caused debate within the region regarding dam issues in the Mekong River Basin. [...]
Lao Dong, Sai Gon Tiep Thi for VietNews Online The Sarus crane, an endangered species, is losing its habitat in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang due to the expansion of farming. The birds’ favorite roosting places are fields in Kien Luong and Giang Thanh Districts where a species of sedge grows, providing them [...]
ThanhNien News A 2,750-meter long bridge in the Mekong Delta become the world’s seventh longest cable-stayed bridge when it opened Saturday morning. Crossing the Hau River, the Can Tho Bridge is also Southeast Asia’s longest suspension bridge with a main span of 550 meters. The bridge links the city of Can Tho, the delta’s commercial [...]
ThanhNien News Critics slam China’s hegemonic behavior in the Greater Mekong Sub-region Upstream and lower dams could render the Mekong Delta unviable, and China’s intransigence in building them and refusing to share information about their operations will negatively impact the lives of more than 60 million people. “China has plans to construct up to eight [...]
EarthTimes Vientiane - Passenger and cargo boats have resumed operation in Laos’ northern portion of the Mekong River, which fell to its lowest level in 50 years last month, media reports said Thursday. “The boats have been back and running on Mekong river since April 10, with the exception of cargo boats weighing more than [...]