Currently, the high-speed rail project is in its early stages and it is a long-term project whole viability remains questionable, says leading economist.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Belt and Road shields Myanmar from Beijing’s capital crackdown
The sectors targeted by the restriction do not concern investment projects here, which are mostly infrastructure and energy-related.
The Lancang-Mekong cooperation framework: China’s real motivation
There are several reasons why China finally takes part in a cooperation framework with the lower Mekong countries. One of them is allow China to enter a ‘damage control’ diplomacy.
Oudomxay province in Laos eyes development of large-scale farms
Chinese companies have told us we need to carry out large-scale production if we want to supply the railway and other development projects in the province: province governor
Economists say Vietnam focuses too much on rice exporting
To ensure food security, Mekong Delta only needs to grow 1.5 million hectares of rice and have two instead of three crops
Laos merely a bystander as China pushes Belt and Road ambitions
Costly China-led railway project offers questionable benefits to host
Few solutions in sight to help save Cambodia’s largest lake
Environmental issues threaten sustainability of Tonle Sap Lake which a million Cambodians depend on for their livelihoods
Lao Police Beat Villagers Arrested in Lengthy Land Dispute in Sekong Province
The residents of Yeub village have been fighting for alternative land and additional compensation since the government granted their land to LVF in 2006 for rubber cultivation.
Few solutions in sight to help save Cambodia’s largest lake
Environmental issues threaten sustainability of Tonle Sap Lake which a million Cambodians depend on for their livelihoods.
Event: The Belt and Road Initiative: building bonds across Asia, Europe and Beyond
On Thursday, October 12th, policy makers from across Europe and Asia will join World Bank Group President for an event that examines BRI’s challenges and opportunities.