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460-metre Ho Chi Minh skyscraper to be Vietnam's tallest
dpa, Published on 09/11/2015
» British builders Atkins say the Vincom Landmark 81 will be located directly along the Saigon River.
27 dead after 2 trains derail in India
dpa, Published on 05/08/2015
» Two passenger trains derailed after being hit by flash floods on a bridge in central India, killing at least 27 people in the latest deadly accident on the nation's crumbling rail network.
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.
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.
Jakarta floods recede; death toll at 11
dpa, Published on 18/01/2013
» JAKARTA - Waters were receding Friday in some parts of Jakarta after widespread floods brought the Indonesian capital to a virtual standstill, authorities said.