China’s Belt and Road Iniative could deliver more damage to an already fragile ecosystem that helps support some 284 million people.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Vietnamese Fighting Back on Plastic Pollution
What makes Vietnam special, to the chagrin of environmentalists, is that it ranks among the top five countries in the world that send plastic trash into the ocean.
Cabinet gives nod to over 60 mega projects to facilitate EEC
Major investment projects in the lower North and upper Northeast approved to connect to the government’s flagship Eastern Economic Corridor
Yangon Region Auditor General warns about possible losses on projects
For the success of the New Yangon City projects, officials need to carry out step-by-step checks and supervisions.
The Cambodian Port City on China’s 21st Century Silk Road That’s Becoming the New Macau
The new Macau. That’s what the Cambodian coastal city Sihanoukville is called nowadays. Chinese investors are building casinos there on a massive scale.