Vietnam’s Foreign Minister responds to questions raised at a regular press meet about the impacts of China launching a trial run of the Jinghong Dam from January 1 to 4.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
The Mekong: the good, bad and ugly sides to the ‘Danube of the East’
Drought, rising sea levels and a rush to build dams are threatening the livelihoods of those who rely on the river to survive
Bunong complain of logging at Phnom Preah mountain
The Bunong ethnic community in Mondulkiri province’s Me Pai village, Pou Chrei commune, in Pech Chreada district alleged that an estimated 100ha of protected forest at the foot of the Phnom Preah mountain had been illegally logged with help from local authorities.
SE Asia slowly but surely sinking into the sea
Southeast Asia is particularly vulnerable, with parts of Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok to slip underwater by 2050. Meanwhile, millions of people in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta could be forced to flee