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.
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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.
Will Vietnam follow China down the pollution path?
While the world’s attention is focused on China’s losing battle to clean up its air pollution, Vietnam’s own turmoil is also coming into view.
Wildlife crime becomes more serious in Vietnam
Measures to combat wildlife trafficking fail in Vietnam as many people still believe consuming endangered wildlife products is good for their health.
China’s ban on trash imports shifts waste crisis to Southeast Asia
Across Southeast Asia, recyclers operating in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia have been overwhelmed by the sheer volume that China once easily absorbed.