by Lia Sciortino
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Mekong Commission Defends Itself against Critics
PHNOM PENH, May 2 (IPS) – The head of the Mekong River Commission has defended his organisation against charges it faces a crisis of legitimacy arising from hydropower development on the Mekong mainstream, and pledged to increase efforts to engage with more diverse groups in the region. »»
Troubled Waters Surround Cambodia’s Fisheries
KANDAL, Cambodia, Apr 9 (IPS) - Im Vandang, a former solider turned fisherman, is not sure why there are less fish in the Mekong River, but he knows the situation is getting serious. »»
At Mekong Summit, All Roads Lead Beyond the Border
VIENTIANE, Mar 31 (Newsmekong) - Cross-border highways were the talk of many at the Mekong Summit that ended here, even as a key link in the North-South corridor linking Kunming to Singapore was opened Monday and Mekong governments pledged to step up regional integration and cooperation over the next five years. »»Calling on Mekong Leaders
In the collection of views below, young people at the 3rd Greater Mekong Subregion Summit held in Vientiane, Laos on Mar.30-31, 2008 talk about what they’d like Mekong leaders to do. »»
Documentaries
China: Challenges at a Time of Avian Flu
In this series of TV news reports aired over China Central Television (CCTV) 9 in 2007, Chief News Editor Zhu Yan and his team looks into the steps China has taken in coping with avian flu, including its calls for joint ways of control in the region, as well as how some of its nearby neighbours are addressing the problem. »»
For Farmers in Vietnam, Control Measures Aren't Easy
Many of the measures to bring avian flu under control may be well known, but getting local farmers to follow them is not always so easy, Vo Ngoc Van Quan, a reporter with Vietnam Television in Can Tho Centre, reports. They are finding the Vietnamese government ‘s attempts to implement new and safer ways to raise poultry unfamiliar and expensive, so that many continue to stick to the old ways. Still, the government and its citizens are working out ways of working together. »»Products
Opening Borders: Reportage from Our Mekong (2007, 237 pp)
'Opening Borders: Reportage from Our Mekong' (237 pp, 2008), the fifth book in the Imaging Our Mekong series, is now off the press. The phrase ‘Opening Borders’, which appears in this book’s title, also describes what the 21 journalists whose work appear here were doing while reporting on issues that link at least two countries in the Mekong Region. »»
2007 Imaging Our Mekong DVD Set
The Imaging Our Mekong 2007 DVD is the latest compilation of the works of the television fellows under the 5th cycle (2006-07) of the Imaging Our Mekong media fellowship programme. »»
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