Families were evicted from their farms with little compensation, and the project was rife with reports of child labour and unsafe work practices.
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Vietnam May Back Off From Coal as Plants Get Harder to Build
Coal would provide about 37% of Vietnam’s electricity by 2025 instead of half as previously planned. Renewable power would help fill the gap.
Bananas remain a large slice of Laos’ export pie
But some plantations harmed the environment because of a lack of management by the government, incomplete land allocation, and lax business registration.
Bulldozers seized from five VN loggers in Mondulkiri
They had not yet bulldozed the forested land because as they were preparing to do so, more than 30 community members flocked to the area.
Vietnam’s Bạc Liêu province to focus on development
The Mekong Delta province of Bạc Liêu should focus on its “spearheads” and review the building of new-style rural areas to make it more people-oriented.
Farmers in Mekong Delta provinces enjoy bumper winter-spring rice crop
Despite the impacts of saltwater intrusion and drought on coastal areas, most farmers have enjoyed a bumper crop and the price of paddy has also increased.
‘Houses On The River Will Fall’: Cambodia’s Sand Mining Threatens Vital Mekong
The capital has filled in many of its lakes hampering Phnom Penh’s handling of runoff from the annual monsoons and exacerbating flooding.
Myanmar govt reveals 58 national development projects in project bank
The Myanmar Project Bank is an interactive platform designed to highlight investment projects in line with the Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan.