Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
The river ‘is not for sale’ warn Mekong villages
Locals complain that the rush for development and China’s growing influence will leave them worse off.
Can Vietnam say ‘no’ to coal-fired thermal power?
No. Electricity of Vietnam warns that Vietnam may lack 4 billion kwh of electricity from hydraulic power in 2019, which will have to be offset by coal.
Chinese, Thai companies team up to offer tourist boat service in Golden Triangle
Service along the Lancang-Mekong from northern Thailand’s Chiang Saen port to Jinghong in China’s Yunan Province, Luang Prabang in Laos and Kengtung in Myanmar.
Operation Mekong / Southeast Asia’s place in China’s new world order
Around the globe, Beijing is in the process of securing raw materials, opening up trade corridors and new markets In no .other region, however, has China’s influence advanced as far as in the Mekong states.