"This newborn dolphin was seen swimming alongside a pod of eight adult dolphins," the news release said. "It is the third dolphin calf born in 2025." The Mekong Irrawaddy dolphins have been listed as ...

Sue Perkins embarks on a life-changing, 3,000-mile journey up the Mekong, South East Asia's greatest river, exploring lives and landscapes on the point of dramatic change.

Thousands of different species live in the Mekong River, which flows for almost 5,000 ... A report from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) reveals that dams, sand mining and pollution mean ...

CHIANG RAI, Thailand - Bean sprout farmer Orapin Waotikon describes life along the Mekong River as “throwing the dice”. At the crack of dawn every day, the 56-year-old woman heads to the river ...

When finished next year, it will be the eighth dam on the Lancang River—China's name for its 1,300-mile stretch of the Mekong. In recent years Boontom and many others here have sold their ...

Law enforcement departments from China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand conducted the "Vision 2024" joint crackdown action exercise against illegal activities in the Mekong River (known as the Lancang ...

With its winning mix of culture, culinary experiences and rich history, there’s no match for the Mekong which, at 4,350 km (2,703 miles), is the longest river in south-east Asia. As well as ...

PHNOM PENH, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- A newborn Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphin has been spotted, becoming the first newborn calf recorded in Cambodia in 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and ...