The $US66 billion project wish list and more from the ministerial and side meetings that took place in Hanio
Category: Analysis
Non-smoke industry producing far much smoke to Ha Long Bay
When heritage sites bring trillions of dong in revenue to localities, management boards cannot allocate a budget for biodiversity supervision
Government timber figures belie ‘ban’ on Vietnam trade
Reports from the National Bank of Cambodia raises questions about the government’s ban on timber exports, as they show $5 million exported last year.
Why Cambodia’s beach town Sihanoukville could be the region’s next big tourist hub
Could Sihanoukville become Cambodia’s biggest city within the next two decades, some developers think so.
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.
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.
Mekong Dam Could Choke China’s Last Rainforest
Fourteen dams have been built along the section of the Mekong River flowing through Yunnan since 1995, decimating habitats, several conservationists told Caixin.
Mekong Nation Leaders to Hold Summit Amid Concerns About Dams
What’s at stake when leaders from Mekong countries convene a summit early next month to reaffirm their “political commitment” to a 1995 cooperative agreement?
New Climate Change Fears, Old Mekong Problems
The evidence continues to pile up on the river’s bleak future, but development and management practices continue to ignore the facts.
Can the countries of the Mekong pioneer a new model of cooperation?
Over the last two years, the China led Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Mechanism has used everything from a “bulldozer approach” to engaging with local communities to deal with tensions over development projects