“The observers who have concern for Laos in terms of debt repayment … may not have enough or sufficient information on how the government assesses those projects,” says Laotian Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith.
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MARD gathers ideas for timber regulations
Agriculture ministry says this process is necessary to ensure the legality of Vietnamese timber in conformity with the Voluntary Partnership Agreement on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (VPA/FLECT), which was ratified by the EU last October to address illegal logging and promote trade of legal timber products.
China bids to bring Yangon into a modern age
Controversial Chinese firm has offered $1.5 billion to transform open fields opposite Myanmar’s colonial-era old capital into a modern new city
Mekong Delta farmers suffer rice crop failure, low price
Due to severe weather and extreme heat, harvests resulted in merely 450-550 kilogram per 1,000 square meters, a drop of nearly 200 kilogram per 1,000 square meters compared to the same rice crop last year.
Youths to Hold Story-Telling Event on ‘Wonders of the Mekong’
The group, Young Eco Ambassadors, is organizing a full-day event on June 15 with government officials, civil society groups, international NGOs, local communities and the public to call for better protection of the Mekong.
Better water resources management can address water security challenges in Vietnam
The newly-completed study by the World Bank discusses in-depth how Vietnam can manage its water resources in a sustainable way.
Thailand still sealed in plastic
Greenpeace was pleased to hear the two retail giants were taking stronger measures, but warned that it’s still not enough to meet the national goal of abandoning expanded polyethylene food packaging completely by 2022.