A huge row is brewing in Laos, something that shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who has followed the merciless damming of the Mekong River over the past decade. Vientiane, with the support ...

The fishing village of Khoen Khen in southern Laos is a quiet place, nestled along the banks of the Mekong River and hemmed by a ridge of mountains. But tranquil as it may now appear, locals say ...

Rising water levels in upstream sections of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand, triggered by typhoon Yagi, are expected to ...

Downstream, in Laos and Cambodia ... when the Chinese government was blowing up river rapids in order to clear a section of the Mekong for boat traffic, protesters in northern Thailand had ...

But as it turned out, the mighty Mekong river had other ideas. Thankfully, when it transpired that low water levels in Laos had made a trip in any boat larger than a rice barge virtually ...

Thailand and Laos share an 850-kilometer border along the Mekong and any change in the river’s course would also result in a loss or gain in territory on either side, raising the prospect of an ...

Laos is Southeast Asia’s only landlocked country, yet, paradoxically, life revolves around water. Running the length of the mainly mountainous country is the mighty Mekong River, which floods ...

Rising water levels in upstream sections of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand, triggered by typhoon Yagi, are expected to pose flood risks in certain Mekong Delta regions this week. The typhoon ...

Laos has completed two dams on the Mekong River, the 1,285-megawatt Xayaburi Dam and the 260-megawatt Don Sahong Dam last year, despite objections by environmental groups.

Landlocked Laos is comprised of thickly forested and mountainous terrain. The Mekong River forms a large part of the country's western border with Thailand. Most children in Laos live in rural areas, ...

Along with those promises comes peril. Here is a closer look. The Mekong River flows from China through Myanmar, Thailand, ...

Along with those promises comes peril. Here is a closer look. The Mekong River flows from China through Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. It supports a fishery that accounts for 15% ...