Thailand-based Mekong Institute (MI) has taken on a mission to improve the lives of coffee growers in Vietnam and the outcome so far is encouraging.
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Thai industrial park developer plumbs expansion on the Mekong
Amata Corp. of Thailand plans to develop industrial estates in cheaper neighboring countries along the Mekong River where it is betting manufacturing will pick up.
Water resource conflicts rising in VN: experts
Water resources have become a source of increasing conflict, highlighting issues of unsustainable exploitation and environmental degradation, experts say.
World Bank fallacy of kinder, gentler dams
The World Bank-funded US$1.4 billion Nam Theun 2 dam in central Laos on the Mekong River was supposed to serve as showcase for a better kind of dam.
Call for effective management of Mekong amid threats from projects and climate change
Scholars and environmentalists called for more effective management of the Mekong due to climate change and development
How has climate change affected Vietnam?
In 2016, the consequences of climate change in Vietnam were evident with 10 typhoons and seven tropical depressions in the the South China Sea, more than the average of many years ago.
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta sinking at worrying rate: expert
Subsidence and rising sea level are threatening to sink the entirety of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta in the near future if preventive measures are not carried out quickly, an expert has warned.
Super Malaria Strain gaining strength in the GMS
New strain of drug-resistant Malaria has spread to all four countries of the Eastern Greater Mekong subregion and of international concern
Saigon’s walking dread
With some of the world’s most cluttered sidewalks and reluctant pedestrians, getting around Saigon by foot can be a drag.
Master plan to protect sea
A master plan on the use of Vietnam’s sea is being built by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, a necessary move according to experts.