A report sent to the Lao government in March, but still not released to the public, reveals that “construction of the saddle dam was substandard,” a PNPC official told RFA’s Lao Service this week.
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Food Safety, Pollution Top Vietnam’s Latest Survey of Public Concerns
Vietnamese say they will no longer accept that businesses must pollute the environment in order to make money.
African swine fever keeps spreading in Asia, threatening food security
Vietnam and Cambodia probably do not have the technical abilities to be able to control ASF, and the virus will soon surface in Myanmar and Laos, which have weak veterinary infrastructures and surveillance systems.
Handbook on climate smart agriculture in Myanmar
This handbook is intended to serve as a main reference/resource book for the researchers, extension agents, professors/lecturers/teachers and farmers to learn and teach CSA in Myanmar.
Asian banks to sign EEC project MoU
Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor Office is scheduled to sign a memorandum of understanding next week with the China Development Bank and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation for several major infrastructure projects.
Japan’s Strategy in the Mekong Region
From the economic dimension, Mekong-Japan Cooperation is a tool to support synergy between government and private sector in fostering Japan’s presence in the region.