When finished next year, it will be the eighth dam on the Lancang River—China's name for its 1,300-mile stretch of the Mekong. In recent years Boontom and many others here have sold their ...

“While the headwaters of the Mekong in China are excessively wet, most of the lower Mekong region is experiencing ...

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 ...

A view of the Mekong River bordering Thailand and Laos is seen from the Thai side in Nong Khai, Thailand, on Oct 29, 2019. [Photo/Agencies] China and five other countries in the Lancang-Mekong region ...