In Southeast Asia, the famed Mekong River is under threat from upstream dams built by China. Those dams are reducing the flow of water and sediment, but China's downstream neighbors share the blame.
A new crop of factories requires roads, and that means sand. To keep up, the country is importing from Cambodia on a massive scale. When President Donald Trump launched his first trade war with ...
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How the Mekong River's Decline Threatens Millions Across Asia
The mighty Mekong River, which has sustained civilizations for thousands of years, now faces an unprecedented crisis that ...
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Study warns sand mining could dramatically shrink Tonlé Sap, threatening major fisheries and ecosystems
The world’s accelerating demand for construction sand is emerging as a surprisingly destructive force — one that may now threaten the future of Cambodia’s Tonlé Sap, Southeast Asia’s largest ...
A new study has found that the Mekong River’s largest freshwater fish are shrinking in size, with critically endangered species like the giant catfish and giant barb now averaging less than half their ...
MO CAY, Vietnam (Reuters) - In the dead of night, the entire front half of shopkeeper Ta Thi Kim Anh's house collapsed. Perched on the sandy banks of the Mekong River, it took just a few minutes for ...
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