Environment and natural resources
China-led Group Wants More Development on Mekong River
China and five Southeast Asian countries have set goals for developing the Mekong River area, but experts wonder if the group can succeed. Leaders of the five countries met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in early January in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. This was ...
Mario Ritter
Environmental Concerns as Mekong Nations Vow to Promote River Development
An action plan agreed by the leaders of China and five Southeast Asian neighbors to step up industrialization and urbanization in their common Mekong River region has sharpened longstanding concerns about the environmental damage from Chinese dam-building on the key water source.Keep reading ...
Paul Eckert
With its Environmental Crisis, Is Laos Missing the Forest for the Trees?
Laos’ reputation as having some of the most lush and diverse forests in the Mekong remains under serious threat after a December investigation by government officials found evidence of large-scale illegal logging operations in the southern Attapeu province, despite recent efforts to end the practice. ...
Erin Cook
Eyeing Mekong dams, China lavishes cash on ally Cambodia
Beijing has pledged billions of dollars to build new infrastructure in Cambodia, officials said Thursday, as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang ended a two-day charm offensive currying favor for its mega-dams across the Mekong.Keep reading ...
Japan Times Reporter
Can regional cooperation secure the Mekong's future?
Leaders of the six riparian countries of the Lancang-Mekong, namely China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, are to meet Wednesday and Thursday in Phnom Penh for the 2nd Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Leaders’ Meeting. On the agenda is endorsement of a Five-year Plan of Action and ...
MAUREEN HARRIS
Mekong countries pledge more cooperation as demands on river grow
Countries along the Mekong River said on Wednesday they would reinforce security, trade and environmental cooperation in the face of concerns over competing demands on its waters, particularly given multiple dams being built by China.Keep reading ...
Prak Chan Thul
Mekong leaders fail to raise environmental concerns at summit in Phnom Penh
Environmental conservationists expressed concern over the negative impact of development projects in the Mekong River as leaders of six riparian states failed to address related issues clearly during the second Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) summit in Phnom Penh yesterday.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
China's Interest in Riverine Development Evident at Mekong River Summit
In March 2016, while chairing the first summit on the Beijing-initiated Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC), Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, in a speech, cited an anonymous Southeast Asian proverb: “When gentle breezes stick together, they can have the power of a typhoon.” ...
Aun Chhengpor
Lancang-Mekong Cooperation leaders’ meeting hails achievements, maps out blueprint for future development
The Second Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Leaders’ Meeting approved a Five-year Action Plan (2018-2022) here on late Wednesday, charting the course for the LMC’s development into the next decade. With a theme of “Our River of Peace and Sustainable Development,” the meeting gathered leaders of China, ...
Khmer Times Reporter
Riverside nations adopt Mekong action plan
Leaders of the six countries sharing the Mekong River on Wednesday adopted a five-year plan of action on sub-regional cooperation. As expected, the first day of the two-day summit did not discuss the Chinese request to dynamite islets and shoals in the Mekong off Chiang ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
