When finished next year, it will be the eighth dam on the Lancang River—China's name for its 1,300-mile stretch of the Mekong. In recent years Boontom and many others here have sold their ...
The Mekong Dam Monitor Weekly recorded significant releases from China’s large dams had pushed the river to higher-than-normal levels by almost two meters between Feb. 24 to March 2. “Sustained large ...
Meanwhile, China's holding back of key operational data on Mekong River storage makes it a crucial but exasperating partner. Wrangling with Cambodia over a project linked to the Belt and Road ...
A view of the Mekong River bordering Thailand and Laos is seen from the Thai side in Nong Khai, Thailand, on Oct 29, 2019. [Photo/Agencies] China and five other countries in the Lancang-Mekong ...
The China-backed Techo Funan Canal, which will connect the Mekong River to the country’s coast, has given rise to environmental and security concerns. The proposed Funan Techo Canal is set to ...
Mekong’s estuary snake eels live in the brackish water where the Mekong River meets the South China Sea. The eels were “common,” found at depths of about 25 to 65 feet and caught with trawling and ...
River water should instead be full of silt. The Mekong, South-east Asia’s main artery, winds 4,900km through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Its basin is dotted with 190 ...
Along with those promises comes peril. Here is a closer look. The Mekong River flows from China through Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. It supports a fishery that accounts for 15% ...
An event celebrating multiethnic unity was held in Beijing on Wednesday to mark the 2025 Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) ...