Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BANGKOK, May 11 (Reuters) - Laos has submitted plans to build a new hydropower dam on the Mekong River, with construction expected ...

Since the opening of the first Friendship Bridge in 1994, four additional bridges have been constructed across the Mekong River: the Second Bridge linking Mukdahan with Savannakhet; the Third one ...

The fifth Laos–Thailand Friendship Bridge spanning the Mekong River was inaugurated on Dec. 26, strengthening transport connectivity within the Mekong sub-region, particularly among Vietnam, Laos and ...

CHIANG KHONG, Thailand (AP) — Dismissing its neighbors' pleas, impoverished Laos is rapidly building a Mekong River dam that threatens fisheries crucial to millions of Southeast Asia's poorest people.

LUANG PRABANG, Laos (AP) — Landlocked Laos doesn’t have the famous beaches of its neighbors to attract tourists, but instead relies on the pristine beauty of its mountains and rivers and historical ...

LUANG PRABANG, Laos, Feb 7 (Reuters) - On a wide bank of the Mekong River, yellow markers and visits by surveyors show preparations underway to build Laos' third and largest dam on Southeast Asia's ...

The science ministry said Monday it has completed an assistance program aimed at providing smart water management solutions to Southeast Asian countries along the Mekong River to address climate ...

The 1,170-mile (1,880 km) stretch of the Mekong River that snakes through Laos has long been a quiet backwater used for small-scale domestic trade, localized fishing and folklore. In recent years, ...

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