China wants to further enhance the sense that is already growing–it is playing a dominating role in the Mekong below its own borders.
Category: Analysis
Govt urged to establish EPA, introduce clean-air legislation
Needs specific law comparable to the Clean Air Act in Britain and the US, as well as a central, independent agency directly focusing on keeping the environment clean, like the EPA in the US.
Hold-ups in green energy investment
The growing demand for electricity and investment in Vietnam is catching the attention of renewable energy investors, but administrative hurdles seem to be giving investors trouble.
How Vietnam’s high speed railway will get on track
Infographic video outlines how the proposed north-south high speed railway project is expected to be completed by 2045.
How the case against an alleged poaching kingpin fell apart
The outcome, “is emblematic of the weakness of prosecution in places like Thailand in general.”
Upgrade infrastructure to attract global manufacturing, GMS told
There is a significant need for Mekong region countries to upgrade their infrastructure to take on a larger share of global manufacturing, said Sok Siphana, chairman of independent Cambodian think-tank Asian Vision Institute (AVI).
China advising on hydro policy as govt backs away from IFC assessment
Doubts now casts on Myanmar’s commitment to the key recommendation in the IFC’s SEA that five of its mainstem rivers be reserved from hydropower development.
The Mekong region is caught in a tug-of-war
The autocratisation of the Mekong region has significant implications at a time when its giant neighbour China continues a long march to the south.