Elderly people in the Mekong Delta have had a difficult life, but some are now facing even greater hardships as their land washes away.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Climate change and marriage migration out of the Mekong Delta
Young women are pursuing husbands abroad, betting on economic security over love, while leaving young men to struggle to find partners among the women who remain.
Lao Cai border gate economic zone to drive province’s growth
The Lao Cai border economic zone will be developed into an industrial, urban, trade and service hub, serving as a driving force for the growth of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, according to the zone’s master plan.
Noose or life ring: Ho Chi Minh City’s proposed super dyke
Will dropping a 41-km concrete wall into the sea actually help or will it perpetuate the city’s legacy of failed land-use policies and infrastructure miss-management?
Beware the Dyke—Responding to the root causes of flooding in Ho Chi Minh City
Experts warn such a barrier will do little to address major factors contributing to HCMC’s inundation, and far more attention should be paid to non-technical strategies.
Taiwanese meth cooks drive Mekong drug glut
Taiwanese chemists are helping “Golden Triangle” drug lords, mainly in neighbouring Myanmar’s self-administered Wa state, to pump out more drugs than ever.
EU promotes laundering of looted Cambodian wood
Many reports provide clear indications that despite EU regulations, many Vietnamese companies have been shelling out millions in bribes for logs cut from national parks and community areas in Cambodia.