The EU announced Cambodia could lose its special access to European markets over undemocratic practices.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
UN climate change report launched in Vietnam
In the worst scenario, the sea level could rise up to one metre and permanently flood 40 per cent of the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta by 2100.
PM wants more Japanese investment in Cambodia
Prime Minister Hun Sen, speaking at the Mekong- Japan Business Forum in Tokyo on October 9, invited Japanese firms to visit Cambodia and convince themselves that it a worthy country for their investments.
Mining in the Mekong: Myanmar to outperform, Thailand to underperform
The Mekong region boasts rich mineral deposits, yet foreign investment flows are expected to remain low due to political uncertainty, resource nationalisation sentiment and poor infrastructure.
Encountering Cambodia’s biggest irrigation project, but where’s the irrigation?
Cambodia’s largest and most costly irrigation scheme has failed to irrigate a single hectare, but plans are afoot to double down with an even more expensive project.
UN ‘Apologizes’ to End Row With Cambodia Over Poverty Level Measurement
UN had published poverty statistics almost three times as high as the official estimate.
Floating PV to splashdown in Vietnam
The project will deploy a 47.5 MW floating solar plant at the water reservoir where its Da Mi hydro power plant is located, in Binh Thuan province.
Will new technologies help or harm developing countries?
Technology reduces developing countries’ comparative advantage in traditionally labor-intensive manufacturing (and other) activities, and decreases their gains from trade.
Tokyo goes it alone in support of Myanmar and Cambodia
Japan is digging in deeper in support of Myanmar and Cambodia even as the U.S. and Europe ramp up criticism of human rights violations, choosing to preserve its influence in the region by playing an alternative to China’s economic might.
Vietnam exerts efforts to ease climate change impacts: official
As one of the countries hardest hit by climate change, Vietnam has been actively performing international commitments and exerting efforts to ease its impacts, on official has said.