The Mekong river system suffers from pollution and increasing ... the highest number of any nation in the Greater Mekong region. Among the new species in Vietnam is Uropsilus fansipanensis ...

This rate of discovery marks Asia’s land of rivers as one of the last frontiers for new species discoveries on our planet. The Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia through which the Mekong river ...

Discoveries include a dragon lizard that "could play in 'Game of Thrones'," according to a report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

Shifting to a green economy that recognizes the value of nature is crucial for millions of people in the Greater Mekong, now and in the future. The region urgently needs to move away from an economic ...

An even greater danger to the fishery looms in northern Cambodia itself, on a tributary of the Mekong called the Tonle San, or Sesan River. The Sesan originates in Vietnam and meets the Mekong ...

PHNOM PENH: A total of 234 new species were described in the Greater Mekong region in 2023, including a high-altitude crocodile newt, a soft-furred hedgehog and a newly identified genus of palm ...

Desert sand is too smooth to bind to make concrete, so sand is taken from river beds such as the Mekong A crisis is engulfing the Mekong River, its banks are collapsing and half a million people ...

Law enforcement departments from China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand conduct the "Vision 2024" joint crackdown action exercise against illegal activities in the Mekong River region in Muong Mom ...

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 ...