Traveling Down the Mekong River

RFA's camera team follows the Mekong through Vietnam to its end in the South China Sea.

The team hops on the bus to cross Laos and reach a spot on the river where a Burmese ethnic minority, the Lahu, took refuge from the Burmese army.

Our cameraman and his crew get tips on how to get "off the beaten tracks" and come close to the great glaciers melting into the Mekong.

At the start of a journey down the Mekong River, Radio Free Asia's cameraman discovers Tibet, its ancient traditions and its stunning sites.

Upstream Dams Cause Downstream Concerns: Chinese dams on the Upper Mekong River are creating erratic fluctuations on water flow. Yet, people living off the river downstream are neither consulted nor informed of changes affecting their livelihood.

The Mekong River basin currently provides 1,600 megawatts of electricity and has potential for 30,000 megawatts,. But is the cost of modernization too high?

Seasonal rice harvests in the Mekong River Delta are threatened by the rise of sea tides due to climate change.

At the mouth of the Mekong River, climate change is affecting the livelihoods of both those who fish the river and those who fish the sea.

The Mekong Delta has traditionally served as a nexus of commerce to the people of southern Vietnam, but development is threatening the livelihood of area residents.

Overfishing, pollution, and development of the Mekong River in Cambodia could kill off a rare species.