Showing posts with label Mekong River. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mekong River. Show all posts
Wednesday, 13 May 2020

Laos and China Push Ahead with Sixth Mekong River Dam Project

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“China has funded numerous hydropower projects inside Laos, and it has built 11 dams on the upper reaches of the Mekong River” Laos...
Tuesday, 29 October 2019

#Laos - Booking.com Japan Names Vientiane as Best City for Walking Tour

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 The Lao capital Vientiane has been named as one of seven best cities in the world for walking tours by Booking.com Japan. Booking...
Friday, 30 August 2019

#Cambodia - ‘Widow Island’ Where the past is stranded

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On the Mekong and Tonle Sap, the two ‘great rivers’ in Cambodia that can reverse their flow as the seasons change, lies dozens of pictu...
Monday, 26 August 2019

Mekong Jewel: Another ‘super ship’ to ply the Mekong River

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Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, a United States-based international cruise line, will soon launch another river cruise ship ...
Wednesday, 21 August 2019

Laos, Thailand To Build Another Friendship Bridge

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. Laos and Thailand are considering the construction of one more friendship bridge to connect the two countries in a move that would l...
Saturday, 10 August 2019

#Laos Saw More Chinese, Less Korean Tourists in Past Six Months

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The number of tourists visiting Laos has increased 5 percent in the past six months thanks to a rise in the number of Chinese visitors....
Wednesday, 7 August 2019

Tad Xai waterfalls, Laos

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Tad Xai waterfall: the trek is what makes it special For Visit Laos-China Year 2019, Vientiane Times is publishing a series of fe...
Tuesday, 2 April 2019

#Cambodia - Exploring wetland along upper Mekong River in Stung Treng

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Trees with aerial roots exposed over the water, white sand islets dotted across limpid water, Irrawaddy dolphin pools and critically ...
Wednesday, 20 February 2019

#Cambodia - Kratie to become a priority tourist destination

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A beach in the Mekong River in Kratie province The province of Kratie, in the country’s east, is poised to become a priority tourist ...
Saturday, 9 February 2019

New luxury river cruise ships set to sail Nile and Mekong rivers next year

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The Golden Buddha at Phu Salao Temple overlooking the Mekong river and the city of Pakse, Laos Some of the world’s most famous rive...
Friday, 27 July 2018

#Cambodia - Thousands evacuated from Stung Treng due to floodwaters from Laos dam

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Cambodian soldiers evacuate residents by boat from the floodings in Stung Treng province on Thursday. The torrent of water unleashed in ...
Friday, 2 February 2018

#Laos Golden Triangle Casino Hit with US Sanctions

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The US Treasury officially placed the Kings Romans Casino based in Laos on its organised crime sanctions blacklist on Tuesday, naming ...

#Vietnam - Sediment loss in Mekong River killing southern delta

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The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta is home to nearly 18 million Vietnamese people, and is the most important rice field and fishing region o...
Saturday, 30 September 2017

#Thailand - Nakhon Phanom Illuminated Boat Procession 2017

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A raft of events marks the end of the rains in the border province of Nakhon Phanom The Lai Reua Fai, Na...
Tuesday, 25 April 2017

#Thailand - Governor denies bid to stop protest on Mekong blasting

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.   CHIANG RAI’S governor has denied that the authorities attempted to block a protest against a Chinese team that is surveying the ...