Twenty years later, this border crossing is taken for granted as passengers on a variety of river cruise ships travel up and down the Mekong to explore these two very distinct cultures.

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 ...

Cambodia and China have signed a $1.2 billion deal to finance an ambitious canal project that aims to boost trade efficiency ...

The Mekong, the longest river in Southeast Asia, runs more than 4,900 kilometers (3,000 miles) from its headwaters in the Tibetan Plateau to the South China Sea, flowing through China, Myanmar ...

Heritage Line’s uniquely authentic lower Mekong River cruise along the untouched ... to take stock and make the most of our slow border crossing into Vietnam. I indulged with a dip in the ...

Police arrest Thai woman linked to smuggling 8 million meth pills across Mekong River, using evidence from chats and ...

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 ...

Up and down the Mekong – known locally as ‘the river of life’ – Gordon explores the extreme lengths Laotians go to when sourcing their food. Chef Joy Ngeuamboupha (L) and Gordon Ramsay (R ...

FILE - A view from a water gate to the Funan Techo Canal connecting from Mekong River at Prek Takeo village, eastern Phnom Penh Cambodia, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File ...