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Cambodian canal's impact on Mekong questioned
Francesco Guarascio of Reuters, Published on 23/04/2025
» HANOI - The authority overseeing the transnational Mekong River wants Cambodia to share a feasibility study on the impact of a planned China-backed canal that would divert water from the rice-growing floodplains of Vietnam's Mekong Delta to the Gulf of Thailand.
US Typhon missile to stay in Philippines
Reuters, Published on 24/01/2025
» MANILA — The United States military's Typhon launchers which can fire multi-purpose missiles up to thousands of kilometres will stay in the Philippines for the time being, the national security adviser to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Friday.
US deploys Typhon missile launchers to new location in Philippines
Reuters, Published on 23/01/2025
» The US military has moved its Typhon launchers - which can fire multipurpose missiles up to thousands of kilometres - from Laoag airfield in the Philippines to another location on the island of Luzon, a senior Philippine government source said.
China-backed canal in Cambodia could have military use: US, Vietnam
Bloomberg, Published on 15/04/2024
» The latest China-funded infrastructure project in Washington’s crosshairs is a proposed canal in Cambodia.
China-backed canal in Cambodia draws US questions
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/04/2024
» A proposed canal in Cambodia is the latest China-funded infrastructure project in Washington’s crosshairs.
Adidas cuts ties with Kanye West over anti-Semitic remarks
AFP, Published on 25/10/2022
» BERLIN - German sportswear giant Adidas said Tuesday it was ending its partnership with Kanye West after a series of anti-Semitic outbursts by the controversial rapper.
Covid: Delta doubles hospital risk vs Alpha variant
AFP, Published on 28/08/2021
» PARIS - The Delta variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 doubles the risk of hospitalisation compared to the Alpha variant it has supplanted as the dominant strain worldwide, researchers reported Saturday in The Lancet.
Cambodia's giant life-giving Tonle Sap lake in peril
AFP, Published on 21/12/2020
» KOH CHIVANG, Cambodia: As night falls over his floating village, fisherman Leng Vann puffs on a cigarette and heaves a sigh for Tonle Sap, the great inland lake that has sustained Cambodia for centuries.
Chinese dams under US scrutiny in Mekong rivalry
Reuters, Published on 14/12/2020
» A US-funded project using satellites to track and publish water levels at Chinese dams on the Mekong river was announced on Monday, adding to the superpowers' rivalry in Southeast Asia.
China pledges Mekong River data-sharing
Reuters, Published on 24/08/2020
» China's prime minister pledged on Monday to share more water management data from its portion of the Mekong River with its neighbours in Southeast Asia after US criticism that it was "hoarding" water and hurting livelihoods downstream.