In recent years, the fate of Southeast Asia’s great river – the Mekong – has attracted growing international scrutiny. The Mekong faces many challenges, from the impacts of climate change and saline ...

The pulse of Southeast Asia beats through the mighty Mekong River. For thousands of years, this massive waterway has ...

From February to April each year, Kam Thon spends most of her days knee-deep in the waters of the Mekong River by her village ...

SOC TRANG, Vietnam, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Standing on the bank of the Mekong River, Tran Van Cung can see his rice farm wash away before his very eyes. The paddy's edge is crumbling into the delta. Just ...

This story was originally published by New Security Beat on July 17, 2025. For decades, China has been the dominant force in hydropower development across the Mekong subregion, financing, and ...

A Thai Marine Police Patrol Vessel in Samut Sakhon, Thailand, June 20, 2020. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Adirach Toumlamoon. On October 5, 2011, thirteen Chinese sailors were found bound, blindfolded, ...

China on Thursday signed an agreement with the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to share year-round data on the flow of its ...

Daniel Moss is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Asian economies. Previously, he was executive editor for economics at Bloomberg News. Save The Mekong River is more than the sum of its nearly ...

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 ...

Rare-earth mining in Myanmar is polluting the Mekong River with toxic metals, threatening ecosystems, food security, and water supplies across mainland Southeast Asia. Ecologists are warning that ...

KUNMING -- Law enforcement authorities from China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand on Tuesday launched their 158th joint Mekong River patrol mission to combat cross-border crime. On Tuesday morning, three ...