Cambodia hopes a new canal will boost trade ... - Associated Press News
WEB2 days ago · The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. ... The Mekong River …
Record-breaking floods in northern Thailand intensify scrutiny of ...
WEB2 days ago · The flooding has heightened public and policymaker scrutiny of plans to build a major hydropower dam spanning the Mekong River at Pak Beng in Oudomxay province in Laos. Experts warn the dam ...
Cambodia hopes a new canal will boost trade. But it risks ... - ABC News
WEB2 days ago · Vietnam’s exports of 8.3 million metric tons (9.1 U.S. tons) of rice in 2023 accounted for 15% of global exports. Most was grown in the Mekong Delta.
Cambodia hopes a new canal will boost trade. But it risks harming …
WEB2 days ago · The Mekong River flows from China through Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. It supports a fishery that accounts for 15% of the global inland catch, worth over $11 billion annually ...
The world needs to care more about the Mekong - Asia Times
WEBAug 14, 2024 · While the South China Sea territorial disputes have facets of economic benefits, freedom of navigation, and security, the major rhetoric has to do with asserting national sovereignty. On the contrary, what happens to the Mekong may directly impact the lives of many more.
Cambodia breaks ground on a China-funded canal ... - Associated Press News
WEBAug 6, 2024 · The U.S.-based nonprofit Stimson Center has warned that the canal would cause “significant transboundary impacts to water availability and agricultural production in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.” The region is where 90% of rice exported from Vietnam is grown.
Mekong River communities rely on it for food — new dams ... - NPR
WEBDec 28, 2023 · Dams and climate change are among the threats facing Southeast Asia's famed Mekong River. Cambodia is scrapping plans for two new dams, but is it enough to save the river's biodiversity?
One-fifth of Mekong river fish species face extinction, report says
WEBBANGKOK, March 4 (Reuters) - Unsustainable development threatens the health and diverse fish populations of the Mekong river, with one-fifth of fish species in Southeast Asia's main artery facing...
Mekong River at its lowest in 100 years, threatening food supply
WEBJul 31, 2019 · Mekong River at its lowest in 100 years, threatening food supply. A combination of drought and controversial upstream water politics is setting up Southeast Asia for potential disaster.
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