The historic town is on the verge of major changes. Some residents worry that new development could threaten the spiritual essence of the place.
Tag: Mekong
Fixing region’s air pollution problems requires bold steps
Nearly two million people in Thailand have suffered air pollution-related illnesses in the first three months of the year.
How to power the Mekong countries into a cleaner future
Webinar hears experts discuss the solutions to a cleaner, brighter energy future for the countries on the Mekong.
Joint action crucial for Mekong-Lancang river countries to overcome challenges: Vietnamese Minister
Only through joint and timely actions can the countries of the Mekong-Lancang river basin overcome the current challenges to protect common prosperity and culture, stated the Vietnamese Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà.
6 countries vow water cooperation
Lancang-Mekong River countries have vowed strengthened cooperation on water resources management as they forge ahead to cope with common challenges in the basin, including drought caused by climate change.
Lancang-Mekong Cooperation promotes regional development
Opinion by Song Qingrun, an associate professor and PhD at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, published by China Global Television Network
Weather beating for rice production
Swathes of paddy fields across the Mekong Delta in Lao PDR, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar were inundated by the flood of water from both heavy rains and burst dams. Damaged reduced production up to 30 percent.
China Is Winning the Race for Water Security in Asia
China has dammed and now controls the flow of the Mekong River, yet omplaints about the Mekong have been muffled, in part because China has little to fear from smaller countries like Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia.