When finished next year, 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 ...

The Mekong River Plan 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 ...

The Mekong, the longest river in Southeast Asia, runs more than 4,900 kilometers (3,000 miles) from its headwaters in the Tibetan Plateau to the South China Sea, flowing through China, Myanmar ...

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 ...

Phnom Penh has secured China nod for controversial Mekong canal Mekong River authority says feasibility needs to be assessed China commits less than Cambodia had announced Beijing links support to ...

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.

Despite its gargantuan size, but also because of it, the giant catfish lives a tenuous existence in the murky waters of its native river, Southeast Asia’s Mekong, where its numbers have ...

I just received an email from Pandaw, my favorite Aasin river cruise company, letting me know that they had once again improved their Mekong River cruise sailings. They were now offering a ...

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 ...

With its winning mix of culture, culinary experiences and rich history, there’s no match for the Mekong which, at 4,350 km (2,703 miles), is the longest river in south-east Asia. As well as ...