National Geographic – From the outside Nha Hang Lang Nghe, in Danang, looks like any other respectable restaurant in Vietnam. Tables are invitingly laid out in the shade of a lush garden, and festive traditional art lines attractive brick walls. Families laugh over hot pots, and businessmen clink glasses. Yet the veneer of wholesome normality masks a dark truth: Critically Read More…

Phnom Penh Post – A critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphin was found dead, floating along a stretch of the Mekong River in Kratie’s Chet Boreid district on Wednesday. The cause of the mammal’s death was determined as bruising caused by an illegal fishing net. The carcass was found in the Anlong Kampi area of the Mekong, where the freshwater dolphin primarily lives, according to Read More…

Vietnam Net – The map provides locations, images and video clips of eroded sites, especially serious landslides, via the Geographic Information System Resources (GEBGIS), thus helping set forth solutions to prevent and reduce losses caused by the natural disaster. It has been made in the wake of serious erosion in the region, which has threatened human life and property of the State and Read More…

Nhan Dan – The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Conference on’ Climate Action to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals - Ways Forward’ took place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, on June 19. Attending the event were nearly 200 delegates from 53 of the ASEM member economies, as well as the leaders of ministries, sectors and 13 Mekong Delta localities. Discussions focused on Read More…

Borneo Bulletin – The Mekong River is the source of many good things that help people through their daily lives. It lowers their cost of living by providing them with fertile soil to grow vegetables and enables them to make money by selling their crops and the fish they catch. In Nakeo village, in the Huayxai district, Bokeo province, the Mekong is relatively shallow for most of the year and Read More…