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Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Laos steps up cooperation with GMS countries for rail connectivity
It’s the Lao government’s policy is to transform the country into a transit transport service provider within the region through land links.
Mekong River bird species threatened by Chinese dam discharge
The Mekong River ecosystem has been devastated from rising water levels during the dry season, as upstream dams in China discharge water to facilitate navigation.
Forum slams Mekong dam construction, warns livelihoods at stake
Hydroelectric dams in several countries on the mainstream of the Mekong River has seriously impacted people living along it, a forum heard last week.
Greens take on China’s infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia
NGOs along the Mekong are taking advantage of tougher environmental compliance to pressure Chinese companies.
Lancang-Mekong Cooperation driving force in building peaceful, prosperous community
Cambodian foreign minister seeks expanding the LMC model, “Onto larger sub-regional projects that can jointly form a LMC Economic Development Belt.”
Lancang-Mekong Cooperation entering new growth phase: Chinese envoy
China has set up 10-billion-yuan concessional loans, a 5-billion-U.S.-dollar special loan on production capacity cooperation and a 5-billion-U.S.-dollar preferential export buyers’ credits to support infrastructure
Japan Links Mekong and ASEAN to Indo-Pacific Strategy
Japan is moving to bolster its footprint in the Mekong subregion by linking the Southeast Asian mainland into a broader Indo-Pacific Strategy allied with India, the United States and Australia.
Thailand’s Special Economic Zones Fail to Deliver
Due to competing investment schemes, the distance from the main centers of Thailand’s economy, and an unclear political future, SEZ’s are unlikely to live up to expectations.
Chinese firms to develop clean agriculture in Laos Source
Clean agriculture, organic agriculture, and good agricultural practices to promote quality crop production for exports such as rice, vegetables, tea and coffee.