Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Laos, Vietnam to open new shared border crossings
Laos and Vietnam are preparing to upgrade two more local crossing points to official border crossings to facilitate international visits in the northern and southern provinces of the two countries.
Land Dispute Representatives From Six Provinces Petition Gov’t
The land dispute is also part of the EU’s investigation into the potential suspension of the ‘Everything But Arms’ trade preferences.
Laos is on course to graduate from least developed country status
If at least the current level of progress is maintained, Laos will graduate from LDC status three years after its next 2021 triennial review in 2024.
31 Provinces in Thailand Warned to Brace for Severe Drought
The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) is assisting efforts to dig 524 wells across Thailand’s 32 outer provinces due to low Mekong River flows.
Southeast Asia’s Water Troubles Underscore Climate Threat
Millions of people in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta could be forced to flee coastal areas.
Economic development must go with environmental protection: PM
Concluding the government-to-locality teleconference on the final day of 2019, the Government leader emphasised future development orientations that would not sacrifice the environment in the pursuit of economic growth