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(Reuters) -Cambodia should share a feasibility study on the impact of a planned China-backed canal that would divert water from the rice-growing floodplains of Vietnam's Mekong Delta, said the body ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Finance: Cambodia hopes a new canal will boost trade. But it risks harming the Mekong that feeds millions.
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PREK TAKEO, Cambodia (AP) — The Mekong River ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Finance: America’s secret river war in Vietnam turned the Mekong into a battlefield
When monsoon rains crippled roads and grounded aircraft in Vietnam, one force could still move and fight through the Mekong Delta: the Mobile Riverine Force. Built around armored troop carriers, river ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Finance: This canal project aims to elevate Cambodia’s economy, but what does it mean for the Mekong?
This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Finance: Saline intrusion in Mekong Delta leaves farmers and scientists at odds
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is increasingly facing saltwater intrusion, as sea levels rise, land subsides and the river’s natural cycles are disrupted by dams and irrigation infrastructure. A growing ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Finance: The promise and perils of the 1995 Mekong River Agreement (commentary)
If you liked this story, share it with other people. The 1995 Mekong Agreement was meant to be a cornerstone of cooperation for Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam — promising equitable use, no ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Finance: Salinity intrusion threatens Vietnam’s rice bowl
The Mekong Delta faces a slow-burning crisis as salinity spreads inland, damaging crops and eroding Vietnam’s food-production base. Fragmented policy responses lack a clear understanding of what ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Finance: New satellite tools track river flows throughout the Lower Mekong Basin
After the Mekong River descends from the highlands in China, it flows into Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam providing freshwater for farming, fishing, hydropower and transportation. 52 million ...