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 ...

grypus in the Mekong River system.” The Mekong River runs for about 2,700 miles from southeastern China, along the border between Thailand and Laos, through Cambodia and Vietnam, and into the ...

The Mekong Delta, located in the southern part of Vietnam, is a particular wonder. This area has become famous for its ...

Mekong's Forgotten Fishes, a new report published by WWF and ... food security and livelihoods of tens of millions people across the region as well as the overall health of the river system, but they ...

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 ...

VIENTIANE/BERLIN (dpa): Researchers working in the Mekong region in South-East Asia ... to 3,623 the species discovered along the huge river since 1997. Among the strangest discoveries last ...

The proposed Funan Techo Canal is set to connect the country's coast to the Mekong River via a system of lock gates. In a new report, the World Wildlife Fund claims that dam developments ...

System planning: Sambor campaign and free flowing river section ... This is especially critical in the case of the Irrawaddy dolphin subpopulation in the Mekong River. The initiative will support ...

VIENTIANE: The government has mobilised forces and essential resources to help protect riverside communities in Vientiane after the Mekong River rose to dangerous levels on Sunday (Sept 15).