mekong in English
Use "mekong" in a sentence
1. Forget strenuous day-trips: The Mekong Eyes is the first choice in on-board accommodation on the Mekong.
2. Mekong Dams Could Threaten Aquatic Life
3. The transformation of the Mekong Delta is of vital interest not only for Vietnam but for entire Mekong Basin.
4. The Mekong Bobtail is named after a river Historically, the Mekong Bobtail was known as the Thai Bobtail and was a natural cat breed found in countries bordering the Mekong River
5. A pretty idyilic place on the Mekong Delta.
6. A pretty idyllic place on the Mekong Delta.
7. Water pollution causes the greatest damage in the Mekong Delta.
8. As the sun sets on the Mekong , fishermen try their luck .
9. The important water resources are the Mekong, Hueang, and Loei Rivers.
10. Nos Toom Yang was handcuffed, blindfolded, and thrown into the Mekong River.
11. " Before long, you pass a dike, " then you get to the Mekong Bridge
12. Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is famous for its rice fields, shrimp ponds, embankments and canals.
13. We would also like to organize a Photography competition in the Mekong countries to promote tourism.
14. In November 1975, the Prince escaped from Laos by swimming across the Mekong river to Thailand.
15. The Mekong River is the lifeblood of Southeast Asia , with the largest inland fisheries in the world .
16. About 1,000km of inland waterways has been improved, especially the congested Cho Gao canal linking HCMC with Mekong Delta.
17. Founded in 1939 by Huynh Phu So, Hoa Hao is a Buddhist sect based in the western Mekong delta.
18. A survey conducted in 2007 by Cambodian Mekong Dolphin Conservation Project (CMDCP), a collaborative project between WWF, World Conservation Society, Fisheries Administration and Cambodian Rural Development Team (CRDT), estimated that there are between 66 and 86 dolphins left in the upper Cambodian Mekong area.
19. Just two years ago, livelihood in the Mekong Delta region were devastated by the effects of drought and saline intrusion.
20. And land subsidence paired with increased salinity in the Mekong Delta, puts at risk the livelihood of 13.6 million rice farmers.
21. The 3rd SFG was given responsibility for operations around the capital, along the lower Mekong-Bassac river corridors, and the coastline.
22. Lưu vực sông Mekong đã trở thành một trong những vùng năng động nhất trên thế giới về phát triển thủy điện bằng việc vừa hoàn thành con đập thứ tư của Trung Quốc trên sông Lancan (tên đoạn sông Mekong trên đất Trung Quốc) tại tỉnh Vân Nam, thêm 4 đập trên dòng chính đang xây hoặc đã có kế hoạch xây trước năm 2025, và bằng sự phục hồi các dự án xây đập trên dòng chính ở hạ nguồn Mekong.
23. About Cambodia Set your own pace by cycling through Khmer ruins at Angkor Wat or pedaling the banks of the mighty Mekong
24. The Mekong Delta is the food bowl of Vietnam, producing 50 percent of the country’s rice and 70 percent of its aquaculture produce.
25. The site was first excavated during the year 1996 and was again excavated in 1999 as part of the Lower Mekong Archaeological Project.
26. In 2016, salt water flowed almost 100 km up the Mekong. 200,000 hectares of crops were ruined, and rice and shrimp production plummeted.
27. The Mekong Delta alone contributes half of Vietnam’s rice, 70 percent of its aquaculture products, and one-third of Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP).
28. - The U.S. is seeking Congressional approval for an additional $ 15 million in 2010 for assistance related to improving food security in the Mekong countries .
29. Usually, they have two pairs of barbels, maxillary barbels and one pair of chin barbels, though adult Mekong giant catfish have only maxillary barbels.
30. Golden Triangle Casino Baron Bankrolls New Mekong River Port By Sebastian Strangio The international cargo port will supercharge the smuggling routes linking Zhao Wei's casino empire to …
31. (a) the current status of the Mekong-Ganga Co-operation (MGC) along with the activities undertaken to strengthen ties between people of the two great river basins;
32. Only 4.01 percent of the country is arable land, and a mere 0.34 percent used as permanent crop land, the lowest percentage in the Greater Mekong Subregion.
33. All of us gathered here today, represent the people who must work together to find innovative solutions for securing the future of the Mekong Delta Region.
34. In 2006 however, the Mekong Regional Health Support Project supported by the World Bank, made health insurance more affordable for vulnerable households such as Tam’s.
35. Your presence shows strong encouragement, commitment and leadership vision for the development and prosperity of Dong Thap Province, as well as the Mekong Delta Region.
36. Leadership in the Mekong Delta will provide lessons for Vietnam’s neighbors, as well as for the Ganges, the Okavango, the Mississippi and other complex delta systems.
37. Catfish (Siluriformes) Most authorities now give the crown of the largest catfish to the Mekong giant catfish, Pangasianodon gigas, which is also considered the heaviest completely freshwater fish.
38. I thank you Honorable Prime Minister for your leadership and commitment to moving the Mekong Delta’s development onto a strategic and climate resilient pathway with concrete outcomes.
39. Moreover, there was a strong need for extending transport connectivity to rural populations in the Mekong Delta and ensuring permanent access to/from the seasonally-flooded region.
40. It was also tasked of monitoring the security of naval facilities in the Cambodian capital and carried out counter-insurgency operations along the lower Mekong-Bassac Rivers corridors.
41. PHUKET , Thailand ( AFP ) - The United States held an unprecedented meeting Thursday with countries from the lower Mekong basin in what Washington said showed its commitment to combating climate change in Asia .
42. The project benefits communities living along the banks of flood-prone Mekong River who are often at risk of catching cholera, malaria, dengue fever and other deadly diseases.
43. The cooperation between the United States and the four Mekong downriver countries -- Cambodia , Laos , Thailand and Vietnam -- shows that the Americans attach importance to the region , said Yue Yang , a Vietnamese researcher .
44. I am honored to be here today to speak to you on the importance of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam’s development as the region stands ready to look at transformative solutions.
45. Mekong Express Bus from Phnom Penh to Battambang These bus companies are much better than the typical Cambodian bus services – they are less crowded, make less stops, and drive more carefully
46. We stand ready, through a national infrastructure platform, to support the government in adapting this framework to national priority investment programs, including the North-South Expressway, railway development and inland waterways in the Mekong region.
47. The Ministers urged closer collaboration between India and Mekong countries in trade promotion activities, customs inspection, sanitary and phyto-sanitary import clearance regulations to address trade bottlenecks and develop regional supply chains.
48. As the Khmer Rouge controlled the east bank of the Mekong opposite Phnom Penh, the command group selected LZ Hotel, a soccer field about 900 metres (3,000 ft) north-east of the embassy.
49. Besides feeding millions of people, the Mekong serves as a highway for craft of all sizes —small boats ferrying passengers, larger vessels carrying goods, and freighters steaming to and from the open sea.
50. As a former U.S. military officer in Phnom Penh reported, "the areas around the Mekong River were so full of bomb craters from B-52 strikes that, by 1973, they looked like the valleys of the moon."