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Vietnam releases mixed dam audit

Vietnam releases mixed dam audit

Experts bin hundreds of small proposed hydropower dams while approving hundreds more.
Dozens of homes swept away following dam breach in southern Vietnam

Dozens of homes swept away following dam breach in southern Vietnam

Authorities were able to evacuate the area in time, but houses and crops have been completely wiped out in Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province. 
October 4, 2017 | 01:23 am PT
Rising water levels at Vietnam's biggest hydropower dam pose monumental threat

Rising water levels at Vietnam's biggest hydropower dam pose monumental threat

If the dam was breached it would have wide-scale implications for the entire country.
October 15, 2017 | 11:45 pm PT
Before and after footage of landslide that killed 18 in northern Vietnam

Before and after footage of landslide that killed 18 in northern Vietnam

The area around the stunning Hoa Binh Waterfall has been reduced to a disaster zone. 
October 20, 2017 | 02:13 am PT
Mapped: Hydropower plants across Vietnam

Mapped: Hydropower plants across Vietnam

Water discharged from hydropower dams during heavy rains has been blamed for escalating flooding in Vietnam.
November 12, 2017 | 09:30 pm PT
Floodwaters released by Chinese dam in Cambodia forces thousands to flee

Floodwaters released by Chinese dam in Cambodia forces thousands to flee

Environmental groups have repeatedly warned that the project would have a costly impact on the Mekong River's fisheries and biodiversity.
February 2, 2018 | 01:11 am PT
Mekong River researchers hope to find ways to make dams less damaging

Mekong River researchers hope to find ways to make dams less damaging

The Mekong River's mainstream now has about 11 dams and more than 100 on its tributaries.
March 16, 2018 | 01:01 am PT
When the Mekong is no longer 'the mighty'

When the Mekong is no longer 'the mighty'

Hydropower projects are threatening Vietnam's Mekong delta, but farmers who make their livelihoods there know little about it.
April 15, 2018 | 05:21 pm PT
Dammed, doomed: the Mekong Delta story

Dammed, doomed: the Mekong Delta story

People await life-giving floods to return the delta to its former glory. The wait is futile.
June 17, 2018 | 04:42 pm PT
Hundreds missing in Laos after hydropower dam collapse

Hundreds missing in Laos after hydropower dam collapse

Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number believed dead after a partly-constructed hydropower dam in southeast Laos collapsed.
July 24, 2018 | 12:29 am PT
Vietnam offers to help Laos after dam collapse disaster

Vietnam offers to help Laos after dam collapse disaster

Vietnamese leaders have offered assistance to Laos after a partly-constructed hydropower dam collapsed leaving at least 70 dead and hundreds missing.
July 24, 2018 | 08:53 am PT
Shares in top SK E&C shareholders fall after Laos dam collapse

Shares in top SK E&C shareholders fall after Laos dam collapse

Shares in major shareholders of South Korea’s SK Engineering & Construction dropped on Wednesday after a dam it was building in Laos collapsed.
July 24, 2018 | 07:51 pm PT
Lao dam collapse hits Vietnamese firms

Lao dam collapse hits Vietnamese firms

Two Vietnamese firms have been hit by the dam collapse in Laos, and 26 citizens are among thousands trapped in flooded Attapeu Province.
July 25, 2018 | 02:35 am PT
Vietnam assists Laos with dam collapse relief efforts

Vietnam assists Laos with dam collapse relief efforts

Hundreds of Vietnamese army officers, including medics, are assisting Laos in relief efforts following Monday’s dam collapse.
July 28, 2018 | 09:35 am PT
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