The Mekong River, and its associated basin, are the mainstay of the region’s rice and fish economy, as well as providing water for domestic, municipal and industrial use. Approximately 4350 km in length and originating high in the Tibetan plateau, it passes through six countries: China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is the seventh longest river in Asia and the 12th ...
A geospatial dataset mapping river systems in Viet Nam. Attributes include: name of river, name of basin, name of sub-basin, Strahler number.
MSN: 30 Surprising Things about our Mekong River Cruise on Amawaterways' AmaDara Ship
Embarking on a Mekong River cruise through Cambodia and Vietnam offers an extraordinary window into Southeast Asia's heart and soul, where ancient traditions seamlessly blend with rapidly developing ...
30 Surprising Things about our Mekong River Cruise on Amawaterways' AmaDara Ship
The first-ever acoustic telemetry network in the Mekong River has tracked key migration corridors critical to the survival of fish in Cambodia and Laos. To conduct the study, researchers caught fish ...
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 ...
Circle of Blue: Can the Mekong, the World’s Most Productive River, Endure Relentless Strain?
I first began covering the Mekong River in Southeast Asia almost two decades ago, encountering fish so immense they seemed almost mythical: giant freshwater stingrays weighing as much as a grand piano ...
Two Mekong giant catfish called "trey riech" (for royal fish) in Khmer, a critically endangered species, were released in a ceremony at the confluence of Cambodia’s Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers. The ...