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  Mekong River among top five river cruises in Asia

  (09:57:36 AM 23/07/2014)

  The UK daily Telegraph has cited the Mekong river cruise from Siem Reap in Cambodia to Ho Chi Minh City as one of the top five river cruises in Asia.

  Tags: Mekong River, cruises, Asia, Far Eastern cultures,
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  Mekong conqueror plans river clean-up

  (10:51:24 AM 22/01/2015)

  After Remi Camus ended his six-month-long, 4,400-km swim along the Mekong River in Viet Nam's Tien Giang Province last year, he returned six months later to seek partners for his initiative to collect rubbish dumped in the world's 10th-longest river.

  Tags: Mekong River, safe drinking water, serious pollution,
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  Giant catfish caught in Tien River in Mekong Delta

  (15:08:33 PM 19/06/2013)

  A fisherman in Dong Thap Province in the Mekong Delta caught a giant catfish weighing 63 kilograms in the Tien River on June 15

  Tags: Mekong Delta, Tien River, Giant catfish,
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  The salt water season comes in Mekong River Delta

  (09:12:31 AM 31/03/2014)

  The sea water rise and the salinity intrusion has made the people in Mekong River Delta suffer.

  Tags: salinity intrusion, mekong delta
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  Landslides in Mekong River Delta getting worse

  (10:29:02 AM 24/06/2015)

  Landslides in the Mekong River Delta have deprived locals’ of their homes and depleted natural resources.

  Tags: Vietnam, landslide, Mekong River Delta,
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  More landslides occur in Mekong River Delta

  (15:18:15 PM 25/06/2015)

  Landslides in the Mekong River Delta have depleted natural resources and damaged many houses.

  Tags: Vietnam, landslide, Mekong River Delta,
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  Council discusses Mekong resources

  (15:44:44 PM 17/01/2015)

  A review of new hydropower plant projects along the Mekong River, especially the Don Sahong Hydropower Plant, was on the agenda at the first meeting of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council this year.

  Tags: Mekong River, Don Sahong Hydropower Plant, hydropower plants,
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  What will happen if there is no more sand in the Mekong River Delta?

  (18:18:01 PM 08/05/2015)

  Scientists call sand the “skeleton” from which the Mekong River Delta was formed.

  Tags: Vietnam, sand, Mekong River Delta,
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  Hydropower plants likely to affect Mekong River’s fishery resources: experts

  (09:57:39 AM 29/12/2014)

  While hydroelectricity is considered as a “green” energy source, such projects along the Mekong River have been placing adverse impacts on fishery resources as well as people residing by this water body, experts argued.

  Tags: Hydropower plants, affect, Mekong River, fishery resources
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  Mekong summit calls for greater riparian co-operation

  (14:46:20 PM 05/04/2014)

  Mekong River riparian countries have improved co-operation since the first Mekong River Commission (MRC) summit held in Thailand four years ago, a senior Vietnamese official has said.

  Tags: Mekong, greater riparian, co-operation
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  VN assesses dam impact on Mekong

  (15:17:02 PM 27/09/2014)

  Viet Nam held its first national preliminary consultation seminar in Can Tho yesterday to assess the impact of the construction of the Don Sahong hydropower plant on the Mekong River in Laos.

  Tags: Mekong River, Don Sahong hydropower plant, Dong Sahong River,
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  Hau River dredging resumes after 2 years

  (10:09:56 AM 14/05/2014)

  Following a two-year delay due to financial difficulties, work to dredge and deepen the Hau River in the Mekong Delta has resumed after the National Assembly approved a VND6 trillion (US$300 million) Government bond issue to fund it.

  Tags: Hau River, dredging, resumes, after, 2 years
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  Mekong residents voice their concerns

  (14:06:13 PM 05/08/2013)

  Residents living in the Mekong River basin are expressing concerns over water degradation in the Mekong river and its impact on farming, aquaculture and the livelihood of the millions of people who live in the region.

  Tags: Mekong River, Viet Nam River Network, river's water level,
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  France provides 1 million euro to support the expansion of a Mekong hydro-meteorological network and data application

  (18:05:41 PM 18/12/2015)

  Vientiane, Lao PDR, 18 December 2015—The French government today committed 1 million euro to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to strengthen its Mekong hydro-meteorological network, a near-real time river monitoring system for flood anddraught forecasting.

  Tags: France, provides , 1 million euro, support, expansion , a Mekong hydro-meteorological , network , data , application
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  Mekong Delta residents object to Don Sahong dam construction

  (10:11:15 AM 27/01/2015)

  People in the Mekong Delta and scientists have opposed construction of Don Sahong Dam in Laos and other dams on the Mekong River, according to the Vietnam Rivers Network (VRN).

  Tags: Don Sahong dam, Mekong River, Mekong Delta,
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  Regional Cooperation Needs Resuscitation at Mekong Summit

  (19:39:32 PM 02/04/2014)

  On Saturday, the Prime Ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, are expected to meet for the 2nd Summit of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) in Ho Chi Minh City.

  Tags: Regional, Cooperation, Needs, Resuscitation, at, Mekong, Summit