Time and again Vietnam officials and others make irresponsible statements and mislead the public about water quality, causing serious consequences to public health and livelihood, but they are not held accountable.
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Laos Urged to Cancel Latest Dam for Mainstream Mekong
“For the past four prior (Mekong dam) consultation processes that we have experienced, we’ve seen big loopholes and the exclusion of affected communities in the process.”
Ministry to speed up establishment of community-owned forest plantations
In implementing the six-point forestry policy, the forestry department is to implement the system under which more forests are grown and more conservation is carried out.
Vietnam’s Equitization Plans: Opportunities and Challenges for Investors
The Vietnamese government has a plan to restructure its economy through privatizing SOEs by equitizing and divesting state capital in more than 400 enterprises by 2020.
Repot says Myanmar’s peace process must address natural resources governance
Natural resources, including timber, gems, oil and gas, and hydropower, generate billions of dollars each year and are inextricably linked to Myanmar’s history of armed conflict, says a new report by Forest Trends.
Lao gov’t gives green light for Laos-Vietnam railway development
State-owned PetroTrade will conduct a feasibility study for the 270km, single-track, Laos-Vietnam railway to run from Thakhaek to the Vung Ang seaport in Vietnam.