The plans languished, the region descended into war, and in the 1990s ... called the Tonle San, or Sesan River. The Sesan originates in Vietnam and meets the Mekong about 30 miles downstream ...

River water should instead be full of silt. The Mekong, South-east Asia’s main artery, winds 4,900km through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Its basin is dotted with 190 ...

There is one thing that distinguishes 60-year-old Vo Van Van’s rice fields from a mosaic of thousands of other emerald fields across Long An province in southern Vietnam’s Mekong Delta ...

Efforts to clear mines and munitions from parts of the Mekong region blanket bombed by American forces during the Vietnam war have been hit by a sudden US funding freeze, with skilled deminers ...

It has been 30 years since the Vietnam War ended and now this country in Southeast Asia is one of the world's fastest growing economies. The country is rapidly becoming a magnet for investors and is ...

With its potential to foster Chinese-backed economic enclaves and military installations, the canal poses a foreseeable challenge to Vietnam ... will connect the Mekong River to the country ...

“Why does this matter? Higher river levels in the dry season means millions of people cannot plant riverside farms – they will lose what's already planted,” he said. The Lower Mekong region in ...

We went to explore the Mekong Delta in the city of Can Tho in Vietnam and had our first taste ... Passenger Version This artist fled civil war, now he’ll represent Australia on the world stage ...

will offer travelers an extended cultural experience in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. Four Vietnamese enterprises sign an agreement to develop the first 5-star Indochine-style river cruise in Vietnam. Photo ...