Category: Analysis
Project launched to introduce low-carbon rice farming
this project would benefits 454,200 rice farmers and agriculture technology service providers, while the 2.58 million rais expected to yield a total of 4 million tonnes per year.
In Vietnam’s booming energy sector coal reigns, but renewables play catch-up
Vietnam has forecast power generation will need to rise from about 47,000 megawatts (MW) currently to 60,000 MW by 2020 and 129,500 MW by 2030.
Hydropower project in Cambodia helps fish to come home
Engineering manager Nong Zuguan said: “We made it into a natural fishway to fit into the surrounding environment, like a natural river. This is the way the fish came home.”
How Cambodia can make the most of China’s millions
But while Cambodia has benefitted hugely from this support, it must ensure that it remains open to a wide range of foreign investment
How can Vietnam avoid the middle-income trap?
Vietnam’s per capita income is currently only about 40 percent of the global average.
Indo-China integration meets Cambodia’s interests
At present, Cambodia’s “third neighbor” is China. Cambodia is doomed to participate in the Chinese infrastructure project “One Belt, One Road” because otherwise it will not get access to South East Asia markets.
Public education could curb bushmeat demand in Laos, study finds
The enforcement of Laos’s laws controlling the wildlife trade appeared to do little to keep vendors from selling bushmeat, but fines did appear to potentially keep consumers from buying bushmeat.
Handbook on climate smart agriculture in Myanmar
This handbook is intended to serve as a main reference/resource book for the researchers, extension agents, professors/lecturers/teachers and farmers to learn and teach CSA in Myanmar.
Sino Great Wall: Crashing out on the belt and road
A Chinese firm involved in a planned US$2.5 billion redevelopment of Yangon Central Railway Station appears on the brink of collapse, with creditors launching legal action to recover loans made to the company.