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China and Cambodia agree on financing for a 94-mile canal linking the Mekong to the Gulf of Thailand
Cambodia and China have signed a $1.2 billion deal to finance an ambitious canal project that aims to boost trade efficiency ...
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Vital Mekong fish corridors tracked for first time, but funding cuts threaten future research
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 ...
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China and Cambodia ink deal for massive canal project that has raised environmental concerns
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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Saving the Mekong: The arduous battle to sustain life along South-east Asia’s longest river
CHIANG RAI, Thailand - Bean sprout farmer Orapin Waotikon describes life along the Mekong River as “throwing the dice”. At the crack of dawn every day, the 56-year-old woman heads to the river ...
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China, Cambodia ink deal for massive canal project raising environmental concerns
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Cambodia and China have signed a $1.2 billion deal to finance an ambitious canal project that aims to boost trade efficiency by linking a branch of the Mekong River near ...