Young women are pursuing husbands abroad, betting on economic security over love, while leaving young men to struggle to find partners among the women who remain.
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Noose or life ring: Ho Chi Minh City’s proposed super dyke
Will dropping a 41-km concrete wall into the sea actually help or will it perpetuate the city’s legacy of failed land-use policies and infrastructure miss-management?
Beware the Dyke—Responding to the root causes of flooding in Ho Chi Minh City
Experts warn such a barrier will do little to address major factors contributing to HCMC’s inundation, and far more attention should be paid to non-technical strategies.
Taiwanese meth cooks drive Mekong drug glut
Taiwanese chemists are helping “Golden Triangle” drug lords, mainly in neighbouring Myanmar’s self-administered Wa state, to pump out more drugs than ever.
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.