Mekong Project
The Mekong is one of the great rivers of the world; it flows from the mountains of Tibet through China, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam. It acts as a means of transportat...
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Mekong River and Delta
The Mekong, the twelfth longest river in the world, shapes both the land and the politics of the Greater Mekong subregion. Known as the Lancangjiang or "turbulent river&#...
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Six proposed dams on the Mekong River could displace up to 75,000 villagers and harm hundreds of species like the endangered giant catfish and Irrawaddy dolphin, conservationists warned Tuesday.Pre...
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Japan began a series of foreign ministerial talks Wednesday in
Tokyo with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam to
strengthen...
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Phnom Penh (dpa) - Cambodia hopes to significantly increase
shipping traffic via the Mekong with the launch of a new system of
navigation aids by the Mekong River Commission...
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Bangkok (dpa) - The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has failed to
prevent six dam projects from moving ahead on the regional river
despite unanswered questions about environme...
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Japan began a series of foreign ministerial talks Wednesday in
Tokyo with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam to
strengthen Japan's cooperation with the Mekong Rive...
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Beijing (dpa) - Ministers from the six nations in the greater
Mekong River area on Friday agreed a tougher stance and closer
coordination against human trafficking.
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Siem Reap, Cambodia (dpa) - After facing the wrath of
environmental groups earlier this week, the Mekong River Commission
(MRC) member countries engaged in their own battles...
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Japan unveiled plans Wednesday to allocate aid to fund
infrastructure and poverty-reduction projects in Cambodia, Laos,
Thailand and Vietnam, including some $20 million for d...
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Japan will provide a combined 6 billion yen in aid to four
nations in the Mekong River region to fund various projects,
including the envisioned construction of two highways traversing the
I...
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Saigon/Siem Reap (dpa) - The mighty Mekong river runs nearly 5,000
kilometres through Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam and
while it may not be the longest river i...
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Mekong Project
Groups say dams may damage Mekong River
