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 ...

The China-backed Techo Funan Canal, which will connect the Mekong River to the country’s coast, has given rise to environmental and security concerns. The proposed Funan Techo Canal is set to ...

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 ...

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

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 ...