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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 » Trade: Vietnam, Cambodia agree to boost cooperation in trade, Mekong River
HANOI, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Vietnam and Cambodia on Monday agreed to soon double their bilateral trade to $20 billion while increasing cooperation, including in security and the use of water from the ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Trade: 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 » Trade: A nature-based solution to save the Mekong Delta’s water future (commentary)
The Mekong Delta of Vietnam ranks among the world’s three most climate-vulnerable regions. Known as Southeast Asia’s “rice basket,” the region is home to 18 million people, produces half of Vietnam’s ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Trade: 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 ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Trade: Cambodia canal's impact on Mekong questioned after China signs deal
Phnom Penh has secured China nod for controversial Mekong canal Mekong River authority says feasibility needs to be assessed China commits less than Cambodia had announced Beijing links support to ...