Toxic runoff from rare earth mines in Myanmar is contaminating rivers that flow into Thailand, threatening the Mekong River ...

The Mekong River, that runs through six countries, has long faced mounting pressures, from plastic pollution to hydropower ...

Many millions depend on the river but toxic run-off from mining for modern technology - including for war - could be an ...

Police in northeastern Thailand seized 248 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine worth nearly 100 million baht after a cross ...

Contamination from rare earth mining is jeopardizing the Mekong River, impacting local fisheries and agriculture while posing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This undated photo provided by Chhut Chheana shows a researcher holding a giant salmon carp Aaptosyax grypus rediscovered in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: "Some of the largest and rarest fish, freshwater fish anywhere on Earth occur on the Mekong River." But a new report says ...

Five years after the Xayaburi dam in northern Laos began operations, the cost of Mekong hydropower is becoming ever more clear. A photo of the Mekong River at Luang Prabang, Laos, prior to the ...

A week-long Viking cruise allows Kate Wickers to take in some of Southeast Asia’s most stunning backdrops, as well as to ...

At top, a team of Cambodian and American scientists and researchers along with Fisheries Administration officials last year measured the length of a giant freshwater stingray from snout to tail before ...

A lone finger-length fish was a disappointing start to 75-year-old Sukjai Yana’s day. He recast his net from the bow of his ...