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MTF announces 2018 programme
Programme details for the Mekong Tourism Forum, due to be hosted this June in the Mekong River town of Nakhon Phanom, in Northeast Thailand, were released this week. The event will be held 26 to 29 June and is mostly funded by Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and ...
The Great Mekong Bike Ride 2018
Enjoy magnificent Northeastern scenery, culture and, of course, food, and get fit into the bargain in the upcoming ‘Great Mekong Bike Ride 2018’ scheduled for May 17 to 20. The eco-friendly race, which is being organized by the Tourism Authority of Thailand and Thailand Tri-League, ...
Seven innovative tourism startups qualify for MIST
The Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) Startup Accelerator has announced that 19 startups have qualified to join its 2018 program. Keep reading ...
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Mekong Delta provinces vow to improve tourism services
A project to develop tourism in the Mekong Delta in the context of climate change has been signed by three parties, including real estate developer Novaland, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the Military Bank (MB). Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Nong Khai folk turn drought to opportunity with Mekong beach
With a sand beach revealed as the Mekong River subsided for the summer season, the Nong Khai community saw opportunity to create a tourist attraction. Residents set up 55 food stalls on the riverbank near a 500-metre-long waterfront sand dune in Ban Phan Prao village ...
The Nation Reporter
Project to develop Mekong Delta’s tourism adapted to climate change
The People’s Committee of Can Tho city, the Novaland Group, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and the Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MBBank) have teamed up to implement a project on developing the Mekong Delta’s tourism adapted to climate change. They signed the cooperation agreement ...
VNA Reporter
How the 2,700-mile Mekong has become a source of beauty and wonder
The long transition from war zone to fashionable holiday place has happened several times before, but never perhaps with such pace and style as that accomplished by Vietnam and Cambodia. []The 2,700-mile Mekong begins as snowfall on the Tibetan plateau among the Himalayas – and ends ...
HENRY PHILIPS
Mekong returning to normal as water level rises
Small freight vessels and passenger cruises have resumed services after the water level rose above two metres on a stretch of the Mekong River in Chiang Saen district yesterday, according to the provincial office. Keep reading ...
CHINPAT CHAIMON
Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism extends application deadline
Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) Startup Accelerator will extend its application deadline for Vietnamese startups until March 24. Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Boat services in Chiang Rai affected by lower water levels in the Mekong
China has stopped discharging water from Yunnan Dam into the Mekong River, affecting boat services in the northern city of Chiang Rai. The Mekong River which runs through China’s Yunnan province has seen a significant drop in water levels in many areas after Yunnan Dam discontinued ...
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