The Mekong giant catfish is the official freshwater heavyweight champion of the world. According to the Guinness Book of Records, a nine-foot-long individual caught in northern Thailand in 2005 ...

Up and down the Mekong – known locally as ‘the river of life’ – Gordon explores the extreme lengths Laotians go to when sourcing their food. Chef Joy Ngeuamboupha (L) and Gordon Ramsay (R ...

Five years after the Xayaburi dam in northern Laos began operations, the cost of Mekong hydropower is becoming ever more clear. The Mekong Delta of Vietnam stands to be most in danger in the time ...

Officials and tourism industry insiders alike have described the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers as Cambodia’s “uncut gems” and shared their support for initiatives to build ports along these rivers to ...

“The hot spot and smoke haze situation over the Mekong sub-region has further deteriorated in recent days under prolonged dry weather,” the centre noted. Maps on its website showed hot spots ...

FILE - A view from a water gate to the Funan Techo Canal connecting from Mekong River at Prek Takeo village, eastern Phnom Penh Cambodia, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File ...