Taiwanese chemists are helping “Golden Triangle” drug lords, mainly in neighbouring Myanmar’s self-administered Wa state, to pump out more drugs than ever.
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EU promotes laundering of looted Cambodian wood
Many reports provide clear indications that despite EU regulations, many Vietnamese companies have been shelling out millions in bribes for logs cut from national parks and community areas in Cambodia.
Mekong Delta should forsake unsustainable third rice crop
Developing flood-based agriculture models, ditching intensive shrimp farming for integrated farming could be key for the Mekong Delta to cope with the threat of climate change.
Can Vietnam achieve its vision of a ‘green transformation’?
To combat environmental risks, Vietnam is among a number of countries that have put in place green transformation policies.
Hong Kong firm close to finalizing deal for controversial New Yangon City proposal
Hong Kong-listed China Communications Construction Co. Ltd is inking a US$1.5 billion deal for initial infrastructure for the controversial “New Yangon City” project across the Yangon River from Myanmar’s commercial capital.
Meet the ‘vigilante’ grandfathers protecting indigenous forest life in Cambodia
At the edge of a forest on the northern plains of Cambodia, an indigenous community is building its own security system.
China helps Myanmar top LDC investment chart
Myanmar attracted the most foreign direct investment of any of the world’s LDCs in 2017, even though it was forcing the expulsion of tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims.
Don’t Buy into China’s Belt and Road Rhetoric
But the danger of over-worrying is to make it the top concern, and thus give BRI a status it hasn’t earned.
Japan’s Foreign Policy in the Mekong Region
Japan’s success in the Mekong does not solely depend on its economic statecraft nor on China’s development initiatives.