Instead of rushing ahead with new projects, the Lao government should have waited to see how the unproven mitigation measures of the Xayaburi project work and observed associated environmental impacts.
Category: Viet Nam
Gender imbalance worsens in Vietnam
Identifying the gender of a baby inside the womb is becoming increasingly popular. By 2050, Vietnam will see a surplus of some 2.3 million to 4.3 million males, so millions of men will not be able to find partners.
DBS urged not to fund Vietnam coal plant
In a letter to DBS chief executive Piyush Gupta, Japanese and Australian environmental groups – including Kiko Network and Mekong Watch – urged DBS to reconsider funding Vung Ang 2 power station.
Vietnam makes progress in sustainable finance reforms: report
The second Global Progress Report of the IFC-facilitated Sustainable Banking Network (SBN) says that of the 38 countries, 22, including Vietnam, have adopted national sustainable finance policies.
Land subsidence a big threat to Mekong Delta
Land subsidence is worsening in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, and experts told a recent seminar in Can Tho city that over-exploitation of groundwater is one of the factors causing it.
Vietnam activist ‘beaten’ in jail
A Vietnamese environmental activist was beaten in prison for refusing to confess his crimes, his wife said Friday in the one-party communist state notorious for jailing critics.
Chinese Support Gives Laos an Edge Over Powerful Neighbor Vietnam
“But Vietnam, although they have talked quietly to the Lao, it has not chosen the nuclear option to carry on very publicly and condemn Laos.”
Hyundai offers $420m tunnel under Vietnam’s famous island-studded/UNESCO designated bay
Ha Long bay, a Unesco world heritage site, is famous for its 1,969 limestone islands and floating villages.
Marine parks in Mekong Region get Asean heritage nod
Three parks in Thailand were designated, two in Vietnam and one in Myanmar.