Vietnam

February 24, 2021

Water levels on the Mekong River are declining sharply: Who is to blame?

The Mekong’s normal flow can be restored if large volumes of water are consistently and reliably released from Chinese dam reservoirs. However, China’s water policy shows Beijing is unlikely to change its behavior and the worst for the Mekong is yet to come.

Southeast Asia needs strong cryptocurrency laws to address fraud, terror financing

Report shows Southeast Asia’s views on US, China are shifting

Vietnam’s economy is among the most vulnerable in the world to climate change impacts

China eyes Southeast Asia to build legitimacy for its COVID-19 vaccine despite unclear efficacy data

Southeast Asia eyes digital currencies as financial institutions look to the future

Vietnam remains bright spot in gloomy global economic picture

As Vietnam’s Communist Party convenes, who will be its next president?

What do President Donald Trump’s last minute deals in Southeast Asia say about his legacy?

January 10, 2021

Limestone mining in northern Vietnam pushes endangered langurs to extinction

One of the last remaining populations of a rare primate, the Delacour’s langur, lives in forests south of Hanoi. But limestone mining and poaching are pushing the species to the brink of extinction, despite conservation efforts.

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