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Environmentalists Sue Developers of Yunnan Hydropower Station
A Beijing-based NGO filed a lawsuit on Friday against the companies responsible for developing a hydropower station near a nature reserve in southwestern China, citing numerous environmental violations. Construction of the Huilong Mountain Hydropower Station, in Yunnan’s verdant Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, commenced in October 2015 ...
Li You
Boat services in Chiang Rai affected by lower water levels in the Mekong
China has stopped discharging water from Yunnan Dam into the Mekong River, affecting boat services in the northern city of Chiang Rai. The Mekong River which runs through China’s Yunnan province has seen a significant drop in water levels in many areas after Yunnan Dam discontinued ...
NNT
Vietnamese co-working space Toong expands to Laos
Vietnam-based co-working space chain Toong has announced a partnership with real estate developer BIM to jointly develop a co-working space in Laos. BIM group will be in charge of developing the property while Toong will be its operator, which will involve consulting, developing and managing ...
Yon Heong Tung
VN to get region’s first fibreglass recycler
Minh Hưng Group of Việt Nam signed a memorandum of understanding with the GFSI-MHE Manufacturing of Texas LLC to build and operate Southeast Asia’s first facility to manufacture plywood from recycled composite (fibre glass). Keep reading ...
Asean trio seek to knock down walls
Market regulators in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance the Asean Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) Framework, allowing fund managers to offer a broader range of fund products to investors in the region. Keep reading ...
Before and after satellite images show extent of Sesan dam impact
Satellite imagery published by NASA on Saturday reveals the extent of flooding caused by the Lower Sesan II hydropower dam, and the change in the landscape in just one year. “The Operational Land Imagery (OLI) on the Landsat 8 satellite captured these before and after natural-color ...
Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon
Students submit projects in a competition to develop the Lantsang-Mekong Region
Students from 11 universities of six countries along the Mekong River, including China, competed in the third Youth Innovation Competition on Lantsang-Mekong Region’s Governance and Development. The competition was initiated in 2016 to inspire students to work out innovative and feasible projects offering suggestions and advice ...
The limits of minilateralism in Asean
Australia convened a meeting recently with six South-east Asian states focused on counter-terrorism. The meeting in Perth was not only a notable development in and of itself but also just the latest example of the use of minilateralism in the security realm in South-east Asia. []These ...
Prashanth Parameswaran
China’s Stoppage of Water at Yunnan Dam Affecting Shipping on Mekong in Chiang Rai
China has stopped discharging water from Yunnan Dam into the Mekong River, affecting boat services on the Mekong River in Chiang Rai Province. The Mekong River which runs through China’s Yunnan province has seen a significant drop in water levels in many areas after Yunnan ...
Mekong countries forge growth plan
Member countries of the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) are working to develop a master development plan for 2019-23 to strengthen sustainable economic growth and enact better economic management. Keep reading ...
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