KUALA LUMPUR — The Mekong Institute (MI) and the AEM-METI Economic and Industrial Cooperation Committee (AMEICC) Secretariat on Thursday announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ...

A new study has found that the Mekong River’s largest freshwater fish are shrinking in size, with critically endangered species like the giant catfish and giant barb now averaging less than half their ...

ALTOONA, Wis. (WEAU) - A festival will honor the 50th anniversary of the Southeast Asian diaspora following the Vietnam War. The Mekong Night Festival will be held Saturday, August 16 from 11 a.m. - ...

In the Mekong Delta, James E. Williams and his two patrol boats were ambushed by over 50 Viet Cong sampans, taking heavy fire. Realizing they risked encirclement, Williams ordered a daring charge ...

Houayxay, Laos – Fishing went well today for Khon, a Laotian fisherman, who lives in a floating house built from plastic drums, scrap metal and wood on the Mekong River. “I caught two catfish,” the 52 ...

This story was originally published by New Security Beat on July 22, 2025. The Mekong River’s seasonal floods nurture the world’s most productive inland fishery and irrigate rice paddies that feed ...

As morning mist lifted over the Mekong River, a group of children, aged five to 17, gathered along its banks not just to admire its beauty but to tell its story. Over the course of three days, 40 ...

Mekong Countries Set a Shared Vision for More Sustainable, Inclusive, and Competitive Tourism. The Mekong countries unveiled the final draft of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Tourism Strategy 2030 ...

A big spike in water levels has been detected along the Mekong River which could threaten the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people who live hand to mouth off crops planted along the banks of the ...

Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — were caught and released recently in Cambodia, reviving hopes for the survival of the ...