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Chinese gold miner flees Laos
dpa, Published on 29/07/2014
» VIENTIANE —A Chinese firm suspected of illegally mining gold along the Mekong River in Laos has fled the country, state media reported Tuesday.
Xayaburi dam builder tests fish ladders
dpa, Published on 11/06/2014
» VIENTIANE — The builder of the controversial Xayaburi dam project on the Mekong River has begun testing the effectiveness of fish passageways, news reports said Wednesday.
Buddhist temples and dragon fruit: A trip down the Mekong
dpa, Published on 28/04/2014
» PHNOM PENH - The sun warms the skin and the wind cools it as the boat's engine hums. We are riding down the Mekong, the drinks in the cooler are ice cold and children are waving from the banks of the river.
Xayaburi dam in Laos ''23% complete''
dpa, Published on 03/04/2014
» Vientiane - Construction of the controversial Xayaburi Hydro-power plant, the first dam on the lower stretch of the Mekong River, is now 23% complete, Lao media reports said Thursday.
Mekong commission to discuss dams
dpa, Published on 02/04/2014
» HANOI - Activists have urged Cambodia and Vietnam to use the Mekong River Commission's second high-level summit this weekend to take a stand against a controversial dam project in Laos.
Cambodia-Laos dam dolphin threat
dpa, Published on 20/02/2014
» PHNOM PENH – The last population of Irrawaddy dolphins in the Mekong could be driven to extinction by a planned hydropower dam on the Laos-Cambodia border, conservationists said on Thursday.
Vietnam moves to end dog trade
dpa, Published on 13/02/2014
» HANOI - Animal rights activists on Thursday welcomed a move by the Vietnamese government to crack down on illegal imports of dogs in a bid to curb rabies.
Mekong crackdown nets 800 suspects
dpa, Published on 21/05/2013
» Police from four countries have detained more than 800 suspects and shut down several drug rings in a crackdown on gangs operating along the Mekong River, Chinese state media said on Tuesday.
'No obstacle' to Laos-China rail link
dpa, Published on 11/04/2013
» There are "no obstacles" to Laos' planned high-speed rail link from China, the country's transport minister was quoted as saying Thursday, days after the Asian Development Bank called the project "unaffordable" for the developing country.
Mekong study predicts crop shifts
dpa, Published on 09/04/2013
» A climate-change study on the Lower Mekong Basin says Laos' and Vietnam's central highlands can anticipate declines in production of robusta coffee and forecasts the cash crop will become more suitable for northeastern Thailand.