VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi,Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge – Holcim Vietnam Ltd. will provide around 1 million USD to preserve and restore the ecological system of the limestone mountain in the Mekong delta province of Kien Giang from now until 2012. …

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The Mekong River Delta has yielded a bountiful summer-autumn crop with the high capacity of 4.5 tonnes/ha. However, the bountiful crop has not made farmers happy as the paddy price keeps decreasing and they will not have money to pay for fertiliser, pesticide for the next crop. …

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Thanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
More than half the pangasius (tra and basa catfish) farmers in the Mekong Delta have abandoned their vocation, and exporters are bracing themselves for a huge shortfall in the coming months. …

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Thanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
They have to be on call day or night, and it is a dangerous job; but like firefighters, river divers in the Mekong Delta are aware that their work is vital to the health of the fish and their breeders. …

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By Joshua Kurlantzick
Sunday, September 7, 2008; Page B03

So much for the Asian century. The Thais are bickering with themselves, and when they’re done doing that, they’ll bicker with the Cambodians — again. China may be Japan’s biggest trading partner, but they hate each other anyway. Malaysia and Indonesia? Two countries divided by the same language. …

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VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi,Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge - Catfish processors in the Mekong Delta are much worried about a severe shortage of materials for production because farmers are holding on in their stock to wait for better prices after suffering huge losses not long ago when a glut of catfish drove prices much below production cost. …

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VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi,Vietnam
In 2008, cadres from museums and cultural management agencies from the three Indochina countries conducted field trips in the Mekong River Valley in preparation for an exhibition entitled “Stories about Mekong Region – Opportunities and Challenges”. …

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Viet Nam News - Hanoi,Vietnam
VIENTIANE — Emissaries from throughout the region discussed increased regional co-operation on water resources at the 13th Mekong River Commission (MRC) …

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Mekong River Commission | New Publication

There are a wealth of technical reports prepared by MRC at the following URL.

At the top of the list today is a new technical publication detailing MRC analysis of the flooding along the Mekong River in August 2008.

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Viet Nam News - Hanoi,Vietnam
The price of tra catfish in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta has begun to rise as the supply is falling and export demand remains high. …

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