Land subsidence is worsening in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, and experts told a recent seminar in Can Tho city that over-exploitation of groundwater is one of the factors causing it.
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Land subsidence a big threat to Mekong Delta
Vietnam activist ‘beaten’ in jail
A Vietnamese environmental activist was beaten in prison for refusing to confess his crimes, his wife said Friday in the one-party communist state notorious for jailing critics.
‘Our river was like a God’: How dams and Chinese might imperil the Mekong
With water flows shifting as new dams start their turbines, fishers, farmers and local ecosystems are suffering.
Chinese Support Gives Laos an Edge Over Powerful Neighbor Vietnam
“But Vietnam, although they have talked quietly to the Lao, it has not chosen the nuclear option to carry on very publicly and condemn Laos.”
Hanoi to include air quality in weather forecasts next year
In Bangkok, bulk stores have begun to emerge as demands for eco-friendly products and services grow in Thailand.
What if we were to decree an “organic” state of emergency?
Let’s dare dream. Dream of a country that would be known for its invaluable architectural and cultural heritage as well as its wholly-organic agricultural production.
Time ‘running out’ for Thailand’s dwindling hornbills
Hyundai offers $420m tunnel under Vietnam’s famous island-studded/UNESCO designated bay
Ha Long bay, a Unesco world heritage site, is famous for its 1,969 limestone islands and floating villages.