Note: Map shows dams in the Mekong River basin as of December 2018, the most recent data available. Because construction and financing details are not always disclosed, China may have been ...

Arsenic contamination thought to be from Myanmar mines prompts calls for urgent regional action and warnings of risks to local communities.

The Mekong River begins at the Tibetan Plateau in China and stretches through Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia, before ending at the South China Sea in Vietnam. Eager to exploit the river ...

The Mekong River and its biodiversity-rich tributaries — the lifeline for more than 60 million people in Southeast Asia — dropped to their lowest levels in a century last summer.

The Mekong River is more than the sum of its nearly 3,000 miles. It’s one of the world’s most valuable waterways and has been vital to political power in Southeast Asia for centuries.

In 2020, China's dams removed "as much water" as possible and withheld 10% of the water from the Mekong, reducing the flow of the river downstream during the wet season, said Eyler.

The Mekong River, which starts in the Tibetan highlands and runs through six countries on its way to the South China Sea, is recognized as a global biodiversity hotspot, with close to 1,000 ...

The Mekong River flows from China through Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. It supports a fishery that accounts for 15% of the global inland catch, worth over $11 billion annually ...

Under the tagline "Shared River, Shared Future" China insists it seeks only the sustainable development of the river and to split the spoils of a trade and energy boom with its Mekong neighbours ...

Last year, while parts of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and southern Vietnam experienced a devastating drought, China held abundant water on the Upper Mekong River back from downstream communities ...

Site Map; Connect with Us. Presented By. U.S. INDO-CHINA: The Mekong Offensive; INDO-CHINA: The Mekong Offensive. 3 ... fast-flowing Mekong River, fourth greatest in all Asia, and the border of ...

Both within and between nations, Southeast Asia’s largest river gives rise to competing, and in some cases conflicting, notions. In this Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, photo, fishing boats are moored ...