Communist guerrillas recently have been reported increasing their activities and the great flood of the Mekong River has interposed a new crisis.

Although the Mekong was established as a border by French colonial forces, travel from one side to the other has been significantly limited only since the establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( LPDR, or Laos ) in 1975.

A significant amount of land in the Yellow River's source area has been designated as the Sanjiangyuan ("' Three Rivers ' Sources ") National Nature Reserve, to protect the source region of the Yellow River, the Yangtze, and the Mekong.

German Metal band Mekong Delta has an album titled The Music Of Erich Zann.

Recent historical research has shown that the Mongols, who destroyed Nanzhao in 1253 and made the area a province of their empire — naming it Yunnan — exercised a decisive political influence in the middle Mekong Valley for the better part of a century.

It has a population of about 80, 000, situated at the confluence of the Xe Don and Mekong Rivers.

Since 1975, Pakse has become an economic power and of regional importance within the region and the construction of a bridge over the Mekong ( built with Japanese aid ), allowing road traffic with Ubon Ratchathani in Thailand, has further integrated the city with neighbouring countries.

in the Mekong delta, but archeological research has shown that extensive human settlement in the region may have gone back as far as the 4th century B. C. E.

To date, Jollibee has more than 30 stores in Vietnam: in the cities of Ho Chi Minh, Hanoi, Da Nang, Nha Trang, in the provinces of Vinh Phuc, Dong Nai and all provinces in Mekong Delta Region.

Nowadays the site where Phra Loup Lek would submerge himself beneath the earth has been overtaken by the waters of the Mekong and washed away ( presumably leaving only the shrine rescued and preserved at the front of the vihara at today ’ s Wat Sri Mongkol South ( ว ั ดศร ี มงคลใต ้)).

However, the province has become much less isolated in recent years, with the upgrading of a major road up from the Mekong valley city of Pakse, plus two major road projects connecting Sekong to Vietnam to the east.

The Mekong Delta has recently been dubbed as a ' biological treasure trove '.

In the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam, there is an interlacing drainage and irrigation canal system that has become the symbol of this area and impacts on the lifestyle of local people.

The Madison dance has become very popular in the Kingdom of Cambodia and Kampuchea Krom ( Mekong delta ).

In more recent years, Nong Khai has become a popular destination, with full Tourism Authority of Thailand: th: การท ่ องเท ี่ ยวแห ่ งประเทศไทย and local backing, during the Buddhist Lent festival when mysterious balls of light, or Naga fireballs, rise from the Mekong river.

Although the old French colonial quarter of the town, along the Mekong River-front, is depressed and crumbling, the town's proximity to Thailand's booming economy has brought about new commercial development in the northern part of the town, near both the river crossing and the bus terminal.

Groom has also produced and presented documentaries for BBC Radio Four, including: George Oliver: A Man For All Seasons, the story of a Bedfordshire Gamekeeper ; Peak Park Pressures-Britain's first national park ; and Ferry Across the Mekong: 2 thirty minute programmes ( Sony nominated ) in which he makes a return trip to Cambodia.

He thus led his people from Baan Luang Phonsim to establish a settlement along the right side of the Mekong at the mouth of the Bang Muk.

These mountains are sparsely populated by tribal minorities who traditionally have not acknowledged the border with Vietnam any more than lowland Lao have been constrained by the 1, 754-kilometer Mekong River border with Thailand.

According to the Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus project of the University of California at Berkeley, the Proto-Sino-Tibetan ( PST ) homeland may have been " where the great rivers of East and Southeast Asia ( including the Yellow, Yangtze, Mekong, Brahmaputra, Salween, and Irrawaddy ) have their source.

Over 10, 000 new species have been discovered in previously unexplored areas of Mekong Delta, including a species of rat thought to be extinct.

" Yu fell in love with nature early on, having been raised in Yunnan, a province of amazing beauty and home to three of the largest rivers in the world: Nu, Yangtze, and Mekong.

In one version, related by a CPK cadre from Kampong Cham, Yuon was said to have been shot in August 1975 by a group of Khmer Rouge soldiers after he sympathetically addressed a group of evacuees at Prek Por, Srey Santhor District, and his body thrown into the Mekong.

Iridescent sharks originate from the large rivers Chao Phraya and Mekong in Asia, though they have been introduced into other rivers for aquaculture.

Naga fireballs have been reported over an approximately 250 kilometre long section of Mekong river with the centre of this section approximately at Phon Phisai town in Amphoe Phon Phisai.

A number of large allied military bases had been established there, while it was also a support base for the US Mobile Riverine Force which operated throughout the Mekong Delta.

The influence of the United States in the Committee ’ s formation can also been seen in development studies of General Raymond Wheeler, the former Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers, the role of C. Hart Schaaf as the Mekong Committee ’ s Executive Agent from 1959 to 1969, and President Lyndon Johnson ’ s promotion of the Committee as a having the potential to " dwarf even our own T. V. A.

Richthofen's view was widely accepted until archaeology at Oc Eo in the Mekong delta suggested that site may have been its location.

Richthofen's view was widely accepted until archaeology at Oc Eo in the Mekong delta suggested that site may have been its location.

Except for the smaller rivers in the southeast, most of the major rivers and river systems in Cambodia drain into the Tonle Sap or into the Mekong River.

The Mekong River in Cambodia flows southward from the Cambodia-Laos border to a point below Kracheh city, where it turns west for about 50 kilometers and then turns southwest to Phnom Penh.

Most of the western border of Laos is demarcated by the Mekong River, which is an important artery for transportation.

The Mekong and Nam Ou are the only natural channels suitable for large-draft boat transportation, and from December through May low water limits the size of the draft that may be used over many routes.

Laos is a member of the following international organizations: Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation ( ACCT ), Association of Southeast Asian NationsASEAN, ASEAN Free Trade Area ( AFTA ), ASEAN Regional Forum, Asian Development Bank, Colombo Plan, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific ( ESCAP ), Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ), Group of 77G-77, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( World Bank ), International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO ), International Development Association ( IDA ), International Fund for Agricultural Development ( IFAD ), International Finance Corporation ( IFC ), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, International Labour Organization ( ILO ), International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), Intelsat ( nonsignatory user ), Interpol, International Olympic Commission ( IOC ), International Telecommunication UnionITU, Mekong Group, Non-Aligned Movement ( NAM ), Permanent Court of Arbitration ( PCA ), United Nations, United Nations Convention on Trade and Development ( UNCTAD ), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ), United Nations Industrial Development Organization ( UNIDO ), Universal Postal Union ( UPU ), World Federation of Trade Unions, World Health Organization ( WHO ), World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ), World Meteorological Organization ( WMO ), World Tourism Organization, World Trade Organization ( observer ).

Together, the Chao Phraya and Mekong systems sustain Thailand's agricultural economy by supporting wet-rice cultivation and providing waterways for the transport of goods and people.

Demarcation is complete except for certain Mekong islets.

The Mekong River, which both sides have an interest in making a " river of true peace and friendship " — as their respective prime ministers called for in 1976 — also provides a north – south artery during the rainy season.

For centuries these topographical features not only rendered north-south communication difficult but also formed an effective natural barrier for the containment of the people living in the Mekong basin.

The Mekong river is one example ; a review by the International Water Management Institute of policies in six countries that rely on the Mekong river for water found that thorough and transparent cost-benefit analyses and environmental impact assessments were rarely undertaken.

Trat became part of Thailand again on March 23, 1906 in exchange for many areas east of the Mekong like Battambang, Siam Nakhon and Sisophon.

According to the plan established by ASEAN, this stretch is scheduled for completion by 2020 ; it will form part of the Singapore – Kunming Rail Link project, overseen by the ASEAN – Mekong Basin Development Cooperation ( AMBDC ).

In early 1958, Lê Duẩn met with the leaders of " Inter-zone V " ( northern South Vietnam ) and ordered the establishment of patrols and safe areas to provide logistical support for activity in the Mekong Delta and in urban areas.

In June 1958, the Viet Cong created a command structure for the eastern Mekong Delta.

Due to Han Chinese expansion, Mongol invasion pressures, and a search for lands more suitable for wet-rice cultivation, the Tai peoples moved south towards India, down the Mekong River valley, and as far south as the Malay Peninsula.

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King Jayaraja of Ayudhya invaded vientiane with a large army in 1540, captured Moung Khuk and crossed the Mekong, but succumbed to a rout at the battle of Sala Kham, the remnants fleeing for their lives and leaving enormous casualties behind.