Life’s hard for the salt farming communities in the far south of Ayeyarwady Region, where services are basic, food is scarce and debt is never-ending.
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Innovative methods could transform Vietnam’s robusta farms into carbon sinks
Intercropping and decreased fertilizer use can change robusta farms from carbon sources to carbon sinks. Such practices are present in small specialty coffee industry, but not large-scale commodity producers.
Vietnam to tender $5bn motorway project to Mekong Delta
The motorway will run through 13 provinces from Nam Dịnh, about 60km south of Hanoi, to the southern province of Vinh Long in the Mekong Delta.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: poor standards, ‘wasteful’ spending
The report said Chinese project managers had made no effort to win support from Loa locals or ensure they were properly resettled and compensated to make way for the Chinese-Laos High Speed Rail project.
GDP files petition over Boeng Tamouk lake reclamation
Boeng Tamouk, also known as Tumnup Kobsrov, is about 15 kilometres away from the city centre. It is one of the last lakes in Phnom Penh relatively unaffected by development.
Vietnam To See 1 Gigawatt Of Onshore Wind Installed By 2021
The Global Wind Energy Council expects Vietnam will install 1 gigawatt (GW) of new onshore wind capacity by 2021, which could solidify the country as a regional wind power leader as it considers expanding to 6 GW by 2030.
Prayut extols water management plan
At a water ministry conference attended by 800 people, the PM said that Thailand’s 20-year water management plan has been developed to respond to globalisation and climate change impacts.