The Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City, home to a third of Vietnam's population, face rising seas and the toll of decades of resource overuse, leaving much of the delta at risk of submersion.
On April 24, 2025, according to revelations by the investigative outlet Intelligence Online, Thailand’s Ministry of Energy ...
New data show a recent proliferation of rare earth mines across river basins in Laos, potentially posing a transboundary ...
The Mekong was once a river teeming with fish, providing food security for millions of poor farmers as well urban centers. These days, that river of abundance has disappeared, replaced by forlorn ...
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Walking in Ben Tre City, Mekong Delta – Vietnam

Discover a vibrant street scene and cultural landmarks in Bến Tre, Mekong Delta. Featuring An Hội Temple’s ornate facade and ...
With their furious winds, torrential rains and deadly storm surges, tropical cyclones are usually known for their destructive power. But new research, published in Nature, discovers that they have an ...
Samsung E&A, a subsidiary of the RoK's Samsung Group, has been hailed for investment in ensuring centralised water supply for ...
In the wake of the Laos government’s decision this week to proceed with the Don Sahong dam on the Mekong River mainstream, bypassing the Mekong River Commission (MRC) process for consultation, WWF ...
Sumitomo Corp has acquired a 49% stake in Mekong Electric Power Engineering and Development JSC, owners of a run-of-river ...
ON THE MEKONG RIVER — When the Chinese came to the village of Lat Thahae, perched on a muddy bend of a Mekong River tributary, they scrawled a Chinese character on the walls of homes, schools and ...
February 19, 2010 • The Mekong River is known as the Cuu Long, or Nine Dragons, in Vietnam, where the waterway splits and flows into the South China Sea. In the Mekong Delta, an economic boom has ...