Sand underpins everything from skyscrapers to smartphones. Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ...

Five more dams are under construction in China. Downstream, in Laos and Cambodia, 11 major dams—the first on the main stem of the lower Mekong—are either proposed or already being built.

PHNOM PENH: The latest survey of the sarus crane population in Cambodia's Lower Mekong wetlands revealed a decline of 15 birds, from 67 in December 2023 to 52 in December last year. The survey was ...

Secondary forests in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) are increasingly recognized as a valuable component of land cover, providing ecosystem services and benefits for local users. A large proportion of ...

A March 7 press release from the MRC explained that under the agreement, Japan will provide a 725 million yen ($4.9 million) ...

That said, I’ll try most things once. Heritage Line’s uniquely authentic lower Mekong River cruise along the untouched riverbanks of Vietnam and Cambodia (two countries I had yet to visit ...

Beijing favours extending top-down assistance to the lower Mekong states to spread its influence, while Washington focuses on “soft infrastructure”, strengthening public institutions and civil ...

“While the headwaters of the Mekong in China are excessively wet, most of the lower Mekong region is experiencing ...

Hydrological forecasts from the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting and the Mekong River Commission suggest ...

The Mekong River, the main river itself, originating from the Tibetan Plateau, flows through several Southeast Asian countries before emptying into the South China Sea. Its lower course ...