The 684 MW Sanakham hydroelectric dam project across the Mekong River, close to the Thai-Lao border in Chiang Khan District, ...

From effervescent cities to eye-opening culture, a cruise along Asia’s inimitable river provides a horizon-broadening getaway ...

Chinese hydroelectric power plans in Tibet threaten to destabilize the Himalayan region’s ecology and politics.

River cruises are “more about the experience off the ship than on,” a travel journalist says. Viking and American Cruise Lines operate some in the United States.

Plans for a mega dam on the Tsangpo gave way to possibility of a cascade of smaller dams years ago but there's no clarity on when - and if - these will be built. On December 25, 2024, China's Xinhua ...

The CCP’s religious and cultural repression on the Tibetan Plateau is also feeding an ecological crisis. The response from ...

Whilst these overtures are frequently couched in terms of promoting regional stability, the wider implications suggest China’s ambitions to wield hegemonic influence. China’s support for the Myanmar ...

TPG has compiled our annual list of the most exciting hotel openings, from new all-inclusive resorts to beautiful boutique ...

The Mekong Delta's agriculture faces severe saline intrusion due to climate change, threatening rice production and farmers' ...

In some Amazon rivers in Brazil, cases of diseases related to inadequate basic sanitation, such as malaria and acute diarrhea ...

Efforts to clear mines and munitions from parts of the Mekong region blanket bombed by American forces during the Vietnam war have been hit by a sudden US funding freeze, with skilled deminers ...

Tropical riparian ecosystems—those found along rivers and wetlands—recovered much faster than expected following the ...