it will be the eighth dam on the Lancang River—China's name for its 1,300-mile stretch of the Mekong. In recent years Boontom and many others here have sold their fishing boats and switched to ...

The Mekong River in Thailand’s northern Chiang Khong ... she and other volunteers also try to deter villagers from using damaging fishing methods like cyanide and explosives.

In spite of many political obstacles, four southeast Asian nations helped by 14 others under UN auspices are engaged in thorough advance planning for a historic experiment in river development ...

Conservationists are celebrating the discovery and release back into nature of six highly endangered Mekong giant catfish in Cambodia. The bumper catch in the Mekong River Basin has boosted hopes ...

Heritage Line The slow, tranquil sojourn along the lower Mekong River, cruising through rural Cambodia and Vietnam’s backwaters, felt more like being on a 19th-century yacht than a modern cruise ...

The endangered Irrawaddy dolphin, native to Southeast Asia's Mekong River, is making a comeback ... including stringent efforts against destructive fishing and increased community awareness ...

The Mekong Delta will disappear in the next several decades once Pak Beng Dam and another 10 planned hydropower dams are built on the Mekong River in Laos and Cambodia, Townships along the Mekong ...

Sue Perkins embarks on a life-changing, 3,000-mile journey up the Mekong, South East Asia's greatest river, exploring lives and landscapes on the point of dramatic change.

KRATIE: Cambodian Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra on Sunday (March 9) called for concerted efforts to protect and preserve critically endangered Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphins. "We urge ...

The China-backed Techo Funan Canal, which will connect the Mekong River to the country’s coast, has given rise to environmental and security concerns. The proposed Funan Techo Canal is set to ...