Toxic runoff from rare earth mines in Myanmar is contaminating rivers that flow into Thailand, threatening the Mekong River ...

New data released by Thailand shows that in some tributaries, arsenic concentrations caused by active mining operations ...

Life revolves around water in this quiet fishing village in Brazil’s southern Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland. Here, a ...

The pulse of Southeast Asia beats through the mighty Mekong River. For thousands of years, this massive waterway has nourished civilizations, shaped cultures, and sustained livelihoods from the ...

This story was originally published by New Security Beat on July 22, 2025. The Mekong River’s seasonal floods nurture the world’s most productive inland fishery and irrigate rice paddies that feed ...

Southeast Asia’s growing demand for rare earth elements and gold, driven by global needs in electronics, renewable energy, ...

Flood Pulse Originating in the Tibetan highlands, the Mekong River flows through six Asian countries, including China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, before emptying into the South ...

Security personnel from Laos, China, Myanmar and Thailand are taking part in the 164th coordinated law enforcement patrol along the Mekong River, marking a continued effort to strengthen regional ...

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) Delegates from the Mekong River Commission spent two days with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District as part of its 12th Sister Rivers Partnership Exchange between the ...