About 5,600 households in Kiên Giang Province’s An Biên District lack access to clean water and have to harvest rainwater or buy clean water.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Cambodia needs technocratic leaders to stay relevant in Industry 4.0
Cambodia ranked 98th out of 129 countries in the 2019 Global Innovation Index, while Vietnam ranked 42nd and Thailand ranked 43rd.
Samsung faces youth climate protests over Vietnam coal plant
Protestors gathered outside Samsung’s flagship UK store Friday, calling on the firm to halt plans to build a new coal-fired power plant in Vietnam.
To Avoid Overdependence on China, Cambodia Needs to Build Its Relations With India
Bring in the Indian card to balance China’s economic and geopolitical influence in Cambodia as well as in Southeast Asia.
China ‘ready to share Mekong data’
Concern grows about low water levels and dam development
Hanoi’s river water remains polluted
The quality of surface water in many lakes and rivers in the north has improved, but 15 monitoring areas of 185 that have been monitored remain heavily polluted, mainly on the Cau and Nhue-Day rivers.
Flood season coming late, drought may return to Mekong Delta
If there is insufficient rain in the months to come, drought and saltwater intrusion may plague the region again during the next dry season.
Rescuing Myanmar From the Chinese Debt Trap
Careful observation of the current administration’s approach to China leads to the conclusion that caution is guiding Myanmar’s strategy.