To cope with seawater intrusion in Go Cong Dong, the province had built dams and sluice gates to keep out saltwater and keep in freshwater during the early part of the dry season this year.
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Rubbish piles up in Vang Vieng, Laos
“Walk south along the Xong River in Vang Vieng and you will be horrified by the amount of garbage discarded by people enjoying various activities on the river.”
ADB boosts support for region
Vietnam accounts for nearly 40 percent of the ADB’s SEA regional operations. Myanmar receives 7 percent and Thailand just 1 percent.
Cambodia’s failing education system
Access to secondary education shows high inequalities across gender, location and socio-economic groups, with a total secondary net enrolment rate of only 27.7 percent in 2014.
Aung San Suu Kyi Returns From China With 1 Billion Yuan Grant
Grant for projects to improve people’s livelihoods, studies for major projects and humanitarian assistance for people displaced by civil war in northern Myanmar.
Smog from sugarcane burning is fading – just for now
When the harvest season comes next year, farmers are likely to burn their sugarcane plantation again before harvesting.
Sediment starvation along the Mekong (report)
Results indicate that the 133 dams built as planned would trap 96% of the river’s former sediment supply.
New-styled cooperatives in Mekong delta make breakthrough
Application of smart farming in ten thousands of paddy fields and using organic fertilizers have helped cooperatives in An Giang, Dong Thap, Long An, Tien Giang reduce production cost and improve produce quality.