A week-long Viking cruise allows Kate Wickers to take in some of Southeast Asia’s most stunning backdrops, as well as to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: "Some of the largest and rarest fish, freshwater fish anywhere on Earth occur on the Mekong River." But a new report says ...

The Mekong River hides some of the largest freshwater fish on Earth, and in 2005, village fishermen in northern Thailand ...

A lifeline uniting six countries, the Mekong River flows from the Himalayas through Southeast Asia. Beginning in Tibet, it ...

Stepping onto The Jahan for a cruise down the Mekong River gives the feeling that you’ve just stepped into a movie set. Named after Shah Jahan — the Mughal ruler who built the Taj Mahal — the ship is ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An extremely rare species of carp nicknamed the "Mekong Ghost" that had not been seen for nearly two decades has been ...

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — were caught and released recently in Cambodia, reviving hopes for ...

CHIANG RAI - The golden shores of the Mekong River are facing a silent, invisible threat. Recent environmental studies and high-level discussions in Chiang ...

At top, a team of Cambodian and American scientists and researchers along with Fisheries Administration officials last year measured the length of a giant freshwater stingray from snout to tail before ...

Five years after the Xayaburi dam in northern Laos began operations, the cost of Mekong hydropower is becoming ever more clear. A photo of the Mekong River at Luang Prabang, Laos, prior to the ...

An enormous and endangered fish – a 400-pound, 13-foot-long giant freshwater stingray – was hooked by fishermen from a small island community in the middle of the Mekong River on May 5, 2022. The ...

A Thai environmental activist who successfully campaigned against a China-led Mekong River channel deepening project is among the recipients of the 2022 Goldman Environmental Prize. Niwat Roykaew is ...