Cambodian officials and experts with USAID yesterday held a workshop to discuss the management and conservation of vulnerable fish species through the latter’s Wonders of the Mekong project.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Is Cambodia ready for the post-EBA era?
he EU’s withdrawal of Cambodia’s trade preferences under the Everything but Arms scheme will now force the country to rethink its industrial policy, writes Soun Nimeth.
China’s Belt and Road Hits Bumps in Laos
Despite the ambitions of these grand projects, very few have produced any significant achievements.
Southeast Asia swapping opium with coffee
Laos and Myanmar are following Thailand, which began the change in the 1980s. Long-term government investment in schools, hospitals and roads has weaned farmers off the crop, leading to its eradication.
Green transformation crucial for adaptation to climate change
Cambodia, Laos and Viet must work closer together to make the shift to using more renewable energy.
New understanding of Mekong River incision
An international team of earth scientists has linked the establishment of the Mekong River to a period of major intensification of the Asian monsoon during the middle Miocene, about 17 million years ago.
Vietnam should prioritize local factories for high-speed railway: senior official
The north-south high-speed railway should be seized as an opportunity for the country’s manufacturing sector and labor