Vietnam’s Cities And Forests Get A Boost From ADB
Vietnam is set to improve clean water access, conserve threatened forests, and ease urban gridlock, funded by a $1.38 billion financial assistance package from the Asian Development Bank.
View ArticleResearchers Study Parasite-Induced Bile Duct Cancer In Rural Thailand
Researchers will recruit and study Thais at risk of a liver fluke-induced bile duct cancer to develop proteomic biomarkers that predict the at-risk population.
View ArticleConservation International Takes 52,000 Photos In Camera Trap Mammal Study
Conservation International's first global camera trap mammal study documented 105 species in nearly 52,000 images across seven different wildlife preserves, including Indonesia and Laos.
View ArticleDeadly Amphibian Fungus May Emerge In Asia, Study
A deadly fungus has driven more than 200 species of amphibians in the Americas, Europe, and Australia to extinction. Should it spread to Asia, scientists caution that it may start in the Philippines.
View ArticleNew Hydropower Plant In Lao PDR to Provide Clean Energy for Thailand
ADB will provide approximately US$465 million to support the construction of a 440 MW hydropower plant in Lao PDR.
View ArticleStudy: 30 Million Children In East Asia & Pacific Suffer From Severe Poverty
A UNICEF study analyzing child poverty in East Asia and the Pacific has found that over 30 million children were unable to go to school, or access basic health care, safe drinking water, a sanitary...
View ArticleUN Drug Office Laments Meth Trafficking Increase In East Asia
East Asia and South-East Asia are now major hubs for the illicit manufacture of amphetamine-type stimulants, warns the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
View ArticleMekong River Jeopardized By Xayaburi Dam Construction, WWF Says
The Mekong River’s future hangs in the balance as its four surrounding countries decide whether to construct a dam on it.
View ArticleXayaburi Dam Decision Delayed, Pending Further Studies
The Mekong River Commission has agreed to delay a controversial decision on building the Xayaburi dam in Northern Laos pending further studies on the dam's environmental impact.
View ArticleElvis The Monkey & Psychedelic Gecko Among New Species Found In Mekong
A monkey that has Elvis' hairstyle, a self-cloning skink, five carnivorous plants, and a unique leaf warbler are among the 208 species newly described by science in the Greater Mekong region in 2010.
View ArticleUNICEF Launches Schools For Asia To Improve Education For Millions
UNICEF reports on a new fundraising initiative called Schools for Asia, to transform children’s lives through education.
View Article32nd Institut Pasteur Launched In Vientiane, Laos
The 32nd Institut Pasteur was launched in Vientiane, Laos this week. The new research center will focus on infectious and parasitic diseases prevalent in Southeast Asia.
View ArticleACRES And Lao Zoo Open First Wildlife Rescue Center In Vientiane
Singapore-based animal charity, ACRES, together with the Lao Zoo, announced today the establishment of the first Wildlife Rescue and Education Center in Vientiane, Lao PDR.
View ArticleOne-Third Of Malaria Drugs In Southeast Asia Are Fake, Study
One-third of the malaria drugs sold across Southeast Asia are either poor quality or fake, according to a NIH study published today in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
View Article63,000-Year-Old Modern Human Skull Found In Laos
Researchers say the ancient skull they recovered from a cave in the Annamite Mountains in northern Laos is the oldest modern human fossil in Southeast Asia.
View ArticleAustralia To Spend AU$100m On Malaria Research
Foreign Minister Bob Carr today announced that Australia will spend more than AU$100 million over the next four years to fund malaria programs in the Asia-Pacific region.
View ArticleMekong Dam May Cause Food Security Threat, Study
The planned hydropowered dams on the Mekong River could jeopardize food security for 60 million people, according to a study.
View ArticleIn The Mekong, Science – Not Guesswork – Must Prevail
With the livelihoods of 60 million people on the line, science - not guesswork - must prevail, writes WWF International Director General Jim Leape.
View ArticleIn Search Of A Good Dam On The Mekong
Plans to harness hydropower potential in the Lower Mekong Basin for the first time has led to a search for a good dam.
View ArticleChina-Southeast Asia Science Ties ‘Could Benefit Both’
Science and technology diplomacy between China and Southeast Asia is expected to benefit both sides, says a new OECD report.
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