They’d trap much of the nutrient-rich sediment that now fertilizes delta fields and feeds fish throughout the Mekong system—which extends beyond the river itself. The boats that fish its ...

Phnom Penh has secured China nod for controversial Mekong canal Mekong River authority says feasibility needs to be assessed China commits less than Cambodia had announced Beijing links support to ...

The Mekong, the longest river in Southeast Asia, runs more than 4,900 kilometers (3,000 miles) from its headwaters in the Tibetan Plateau to the South China Sea, flowing through China, Myanmar ...

The river catfish may be overshadowed by its famed cousin, the Mekong giant catfish, which shares the same river system in Southeast Asia. But this less celebrated species is a remarkable fish in ...

The Mekong, one of Asia’s longest rivers, stretches through Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. The river system supports myriad ecosystems and habitats, and is known for its ...

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Due to its proximity to river mouths and the influence of the Vam Co river system, the district frequently experiences ... intrusion in the district are reduced upstream flow from the Mekong River and ...

Cambodia should share a feasibility study on the impact of a planned China-backed canal that would divert water from the rice ...

The first-ever acoustic telemetry network in the Mekong River has tracked key migration corridors critical to the survival of fish in Cambodia and Laos. To conduct the study, researchers caught fish ...

FILE PHOTO: Starving the Mekong: Lives are remade as dams built by China upstream deprive Mekong River Delta of precious sediment ...