Traveling Down the Mekong River

By Radio Free Asia

The Mekong River is the longest river in Southeast Asia and supports the lives of 70 million people from Tibet to Vietnam. Our reporters undertook the journey to tell their stories in blog posts, vide... more

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The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.

Traveling Down the Mekong River episodes:

February 01, 2010 Festivities on the Mekong
Cambodians gather in the capital, Phnom Penh, to witness annual boat races and fireworks.
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6min
February 01, 2010 Fishing the River
Rising Mekong waters also expand the Tonle Sap, giving Cambodians a steady fishing income, for a time.
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6min
January 26, 2010 Dam Aims to Power Region
The Nam Theun 2 dam in Laos aims to turn the Mekong and its tributaries into a major new regional power source, but at what cost?
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6min
January 22, 2010 River Life in Laos
A look at the intimate connection between the Mekong River and the daily lives of the Laotian people.
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5min
January 22, 2010 Downstream Dangers
The release of excess rainwater from overburdened dams in Vietnam has catastrophic results on river communities downstream in Cambodia.
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7min
January 15, 2010 Dams Threaten Falls Fisheries
Planned dam infrastructure threatens the Khone Falls, the only major drop in elevation along the Mekong River and a traditionally important center for the fishing industry in Laos.
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6min
December 18, 2009 The Golden Triangle
China stakes a claim in Chiang Rai province, Thailand, with its new casinos.
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5min
December 18, 2009 Grandma Hai
A poor rice farmer in Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand, wins a 32-year battle over a dam that flooded her land. Grandma Hai tells all.
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5min
December 18, 2009 Damming Lessons
In Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand, construction of the Pak Mun dam was so disastrous for the local economy that it stalled all new dam projects across the country.
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6min
December 11, 2009 Mekong Lovers
A fishing community in Chiang Khong, Thailand, talks about changes in the ecology of the river that make it difficult to continue the traditions of their trade.
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6min

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