Manufacturers in Vietnam, both Vietnamese and foreign invested, in the fields of textiles & garments, interior furniture, lamps and technology have reported that revenue from key markets is on the rise amid information that importers have reduced orders with Chinese enterprises.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Score gold by protecting activists, not mine operators
Thai authorities and a local gold mining company have targeted and violated the rights of environmental defenders involved in opposing a gold mine in northeastern Thailand for more than a decade, a new report finds.
Germany commits EUR 4 million to strengthen Mekong transboundary water cooperation
To strengthen the MRC’s efforts to bring about improved integrated and coordinated river basin planning and management at a time that the lower Mekong basin is experiencing rapid development and change.
Beware the China model: Asia doesn’t have enough water
Asia does not have enough water to fuel its economy or provide food and power unless countries radically rethink their current export–led growth model, argues a new report from the Hong Kong based NGO China Water Risk.
Thailand lauded for war on ivory smugglers
Thailand has been praised for its achievement in tackling the illegal ivory trade as mandated by Cites, according to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).
The Country Where ‘Everybody Has a Loan’
The average loan size in Cambodia is now among the highest in the world, growing from $200 to $1,000 in the decade to 2014 — twice the pace of per-capita income.
Civic Groups, Villagers Want Myanmar to Drop Controversial Dam Project
More than 1,000 environmentalists and villagers urged officials to abandon plans for the 6,000MW, Chinese-financed Myitsone Dam during a ceremony on Sunday marking the 7th anniversary of its suspension.
Dam Collapse May Slow, but Not Stop, Laotian Hydropower Projects
“Local authorities have not come down to tell us to stop this project,” the official told RFA. The official acknowledged Pak Lay is still in the planning stage, as is Pak Beng
Myanmar successfully renegotiates debt, ownership terms for Kyaukphyu
The agreement will see the Chinese taking up a 70 percent stake in a strategic deep sea port at the SEZ, with the Myanmar government and local public firms receiving the balance.