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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.
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.
Floods worsen in Malaysia
dpa, Published on 04/12/2013
» KUALA LUMPUR - A teenage boy drowned and more than 23,000 people fled their homes as floods caused by days of heavy rains worsened in Malaysia, state police officials said Wednesday.