]> http://www.newsmekong.org/stories/perspectives en http://www.newsmekong.org/reading_media_in_the_mekong_region <div class="byline"><p>Johanna Son</p> </div><p><span class="Apple-style-span"><p>BANGKOK -- Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia. What images might these words conjure up in the minds of international consumers of news? Perhaps war, maybe the Khmer Rouge. Or they might say, &lsquo;Oh, it&rsquo;s that those countries that had that war some time ago. . . they&rsquo;re near one another, and they&rsquo;re all the same&rsquo;.&nbsp;</p> Perspectives Culture Publications 2007-2008 Mekong Region Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:13:08 -0500