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Villagers in Laos Fearful of New Chinese Tourism Project
January 18, 2019
Authorities confirmed a Chinese firm’s looking to develop in Vang Vieng, but they say that land belonging to locals won’t be touched. Villagers are, however, skeptical.
Lao Protest Villager Freed, 11 Still Held
January 17, 2019
The villager was held since 2017 with a group arrested for protesting the loss of land awarded by the government to a Vietnamese rubber company. Eleven others remain in detention, with another reported to have died in custody last year.
Kachin’s plantation curse
January 18, 2019
Illegally grown tissue culture bananas are making quick profits for some, but are also fuelling land conflict and environmental degradation.
Riding the Durian Belt and Road: Risky times for Thai agriculture
January 17, 2019
As the Chinese dragon whips its tail, must Thai farmers fall in line, or can they gain some traction on their own to shape Thailand’s future agricultural policy?
Bt12m tsunami-warning buoy installed off Phuket coast
January 17, 2019
Once both buoys are operational, along with the international network of tsunami-warning systems in the Indian and Pacific oceans, Thailand will be able to get tsunami warnings well in time, official
HCMC, Hà Nội among most dynamic growing cities
January 16, 2019
In its report, JLL said that the two cities in Việt Nam performed very well for socio-economic momentum, with fast-growing populations and economies.

Riding the Durian Belt and Road: Risky times for Thai agriculture Chairat Thomya and Nattaporn Taotagoo

Climate migration from the Mekong Delta Tran Thuy Binh

Farming jobs eroding away in the Mekong Delta Tran Thuy Binh

Getting old and battling coastal erosion in the Mekong Delta Tran Thuy Binh

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