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- U.S. To Spend $187 Million on Lower Mekong Initiative
- Lao PDR steps up wetlands protection
- U.S Collaboration with the Lower Mekong Countries on the Environment, Health and Education
- Arsenic exposure remains hot issue
- Processors run low on shrimp, tra fish exports rise
- Laos earns first 600,000 dollars off controversial hydropower plant
- Mekong Delta sees expansion of tra fish exports
- Vietnam’s Mekong paddies dry up
- Mekong dam projects will cost more in damages, says MRC report
- Impact study for 12 Mekong dams
- Current Moonphase on The Mekong River
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China bridges last Mekong gaps
Brian McCartan from Bangkok for Asia Times BANGKOK – The last remaining physical gaps on the north-south roadway set to connect China to Thailand and further afield through Southeast Asia will soon be bridged, opening a new land route that … Continue reading
Posted in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand, The Mekong River, Vietnam, communications, infrastructure, mekong ecoregion, tourism, transport
Tagged asian development bank, bridges, chiang khong, Greater Mekong Subregion, huay xai, infrastructure plan, mekong river, Mong Ngeun, northern thailand, Pakbeng, regional project, soft loan, trade china, two bridges
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China Goes for Friendly Giant Role in Mekong
Analysis by Marwaan Macan-Markar for IPS BANGKOK, June 14, 2010 (IPS) – The Mekong River is steadily emerging as a testing ground for public diplomacy, Chinese style. Beijing, it appears, wants to reach out to its southern neighbours who share … Continue reading
Posted in Burma | Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Governance, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, communications, conservation, drought, flooding, flora and fauna, habitat, heritage, hydropower, mekong ecoregion
Tagged 15th anniversary, chinese style, friendly giant, mekong countries, mekong river, mekong river basin, mekong river commission, public diplomacy, southern china, southern neighbours, tibetan plateau, veil of secrecy
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Community involvement key to countering flood risks, says the MRC
MRC Vientiane, Lao PDR – Communities who live in the Mekong River Basin will significantly benefit from the improvements in flood forecasting and guidance that have been developed by the Flood Management and Mitigation Programme says the Mekong River Commission … Continue reading
Posted in Cambodia, Governance, Laos, Thailand, The Mekong River, Vietnam, accident, communications, flooding, mekong ecoregion, tributary of the mekong
Tagged community based approach, emergency responses, flood management, flood preparedness, local authorities, mekong river, mekong river basin, mekong river commission, risk reduction efforts, The Mekong River, typhoon ketsana
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Laos gets 50-million-dollar loan from China to build bridge
Vientiane – Laos has borrowed 50 million dollars from the Chinese government to build a bridge across the Mekong River, state media reported Tuesday. An agreement to finance the bridge, to be built in Pakbaeng district in the western province … Continue reading
Posted in China, Laos, Thailand, The Mekong River, communications, infrastructure, mekong ecoregion, tourism, transport
Tagged bokeo province, bridge, chiang khong, chiang rai, dollar loan, economic corridor, Greater Mekong Subregion, huay xai, kunming, mekong river, south west china, The Mekong River, yunnan province
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Cambodian rebirth
Port Strategy The historic capital city port of Phnom Penh is being reborn after years of neglect, reports Michael King The port of Phnom Penh is not the usual subject of a major port focus by Port Strategy. It’s not … Continue reading
Posted in Cambodia, Governance, The Mekong River, communications, infrastructure, jobs, mekong delta, transport
Tagged customs service, globalisation, infrastructure investment, international markets, inward investment, labour resources, logjam, mekong river, national transport, phnom penh, Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, port authority, PPAP, south china sea, terminal operator, The Mekong River, transport system
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Centre looks to save endangered river life
VNS HCM CITY — The National Breeding Centre for Freshwater Aquaculture in the Southern Region is trying to save some endemic species in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River that face the threat of extinction. Pham Van Khanh, its director, said … Continue reading
Posted in The Mekong River, biodiversity, conservation, fish, flora and fauna, mekong delta
Tagged aquaculture, breeding centre, endemic species, extinction, freshwater fish, freshwater fish species, gene pools, mekong delta, mekong river, ministry of agriculture, molecular genetics, The Mekong River, Tracking Fish Genes
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Save the Mekong Dolphin from Extinction
From The Animal Rescue Site The Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphin has been listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species since 2004. The small freshwater dolphins, which are distinguished by their round heads and short dorsal … Continue reading
Posted in Cambodia, Governance, Laos, The Mekong River, biodiversity, communications, flora and fauna, habitat, health, pollution, tourism
Tagged aquatic animals, environmental contaminants, freshwater dolphins, health risk, irrawaddy dolphin, iucn red list, iucn red list of threatened species, mekong dolphins, mekong river
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Avoiding Crisis in the Mekong River Basin
PRASHANTH PARAMESWARAN for WORLD POLITICS REVIEW Earlier this month, the leaders of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and host country Thailand gathered for the first-ever Mekong River Commission (MRC) summit to discuss the future of the Mekong, one of the world’s longest … Continue reading
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Tagged asian states, environment program, food security, hydropower dams, irrigation water, joint effort, mekong river, mekong river commission, regional tensions, riparian states, silt deposits, wet rice cultivation
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Boats back in business on the Mekong river in northern Laos
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 … Continue reading
China’s role in Mekong River maintenance
From VietNamNet The Mekong water level is the lowest it’s been in five decades. Many Southeast Asian countries point the finger upstream, at China. HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Song Tao told participants in the … Continue reading