Geobox River Name section name Mekong River native name other name Megaung Myit other name1 ... M K ng other name6 M ig ng Image image Mekong.jpg image size 285px image caption View of the Mekong ... m 41.7 source long EW E source elevation 5224 source length Mouth mouth name Mekong Delta mouth ... Map section map Mekong River watershed.png map size map caption chinesetext LaoText The Mekong is a river ... 475 km3 cumi 0 abbr on of water annually. ref name MRC, 2010 Mekong River Commission, 2010. State of the Basin Report, 2010. Vientiane, Lao PDR, Mekong River Commission. ref From the Tibetan Plateau this river ..., Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam established the Mekong River Commission MRC in 1995 to assist in the management and coordinated use of the Mekong s resources. In 1996 China and Burma became dialogue ... and international trading. Names In English the river is called the Mekong River , derived from Mae ... mother rivers signalled by the prefix mae , meaning mother , and nam for water. In the Mekong s case, Mae Nam Khong means Khong, Mother of Water. ref See, for example, Thi Dieu Nguyen, 1999. The Mekong ... http www.khoryug.org mekong river.html ref lang vi S ng M K ng IPA vi so m meko m pron , S ng L n ..., please do not remove Course The Mekong rises in the Three Rivers Area on the Tibetan Plateau in the Sanjiangyuan ... of Laos with Thailand . The Mekong then flows east and south into Laos for some convert 400 km mi and defines ... with the Mekong occurs right before it crosses into Cambodia, where it receives the Sap River , flowing by Phnom Penh , the capital of Cambodia . Immediately after the the Sap River joins the Mekong ... the H u River S ng H u or H u Giang in Vietnam, and it is the first and main distributary of the Mekong thus, this is the beginning of the Mekong Delta. In Vietnam the main, northern, branch of the Mekong ... ref always from north to south The northern branch of the Mekong S ng Ti n or Ti n Giang reaches the sea .... Navigation For centuries the Mekong has provided inland transportation for people, and merchandise ... more details
Infobox Airline logo Air Mekong logo.jpg airline Air Mekong logo size 140px fleet size 4 14 by 2012 destinations 9 IATA P8 ICAO MKG callsign MEKONG founded 2009 parent Air Mekong Citation needed date November ... alliance website http www.airmekong.vn File M y bay Bombardier CRJ 900 c a Air Mekong t i T n S n Nh t.jpg 250px right thumb A Bombardier CRJ900 in Air Mekong s livery at Tan Son Nhat International Airport . Mekong Aviation Joint Stock Company ref name AboutUsIntro http www.airmekong.vn Sites Web en Us Detail 103 9 introduction air mekong introduction About Us Introduction . Air Mekong. Retrieved ... Giang Province, Vietnam... http www.airmekong.vn Sites Web vi Vn Detail 102 49 gioi thieu air mekong gioi thieu air mekong Address in Vietnamese X m 3, p 7, Th tr n An Th i, Huy n Ph Qu c, T nh Ki n ..., Vietnam http www.airmekong.vn Sites Web vi Vn Detail 102 49 gioi thieu air mekong gioi thieu air mekong ... . Air Mekong. Retrieved on December 21, 2010. ref , doing business as Air Mekong , is an airline ... Indochina Airlines defunct as of 2009 , and VietJet AirAsia previously known at VietJet Air . Air Mekong ... 08 3BA1F3ED H ng h ng kh ng Air Mekong c t c nh ng y 10 10 Hang hang khong Air Mekong cat canh ngay ... 20100815080924716P0C19 may bay cua air mekong da ve viet nam.htm VnEconomy M y bay c a Air Mekong v Vi t Nam Th tr ng . Vneconomy.vn. Retrieved on 16 November 2010. ref ref name vnexpress2 http vnexpress.net GL Kinh doanh 2010 07 3BA1E625 Mekong Air chu n b c t c nh Mekong Air chuan bi cat canh . VnExpress 23 July 2010 . Retrieved on 16 November 2010. ref In 2011, Air Mekong operated ... Mekong magazine year 2012 publisher Air Mekong pages 2 url http www.airmekong.vn UserFiles file T E1 BA A1p 20ch C3 AD air 20mekong 201 2012.pdf ref Destinations As of August 2011, Air Mekong offers ... blogs contrails archive 2010 06 25 air mekong.aspx Air Mekong to start operations with 4 CRJ 900 ref ref Cite web title M ng ng bay publisher Air Mekong language Vietnamese url http www.airmekong.vn ... more details
to indicate the relationship between this image and ActionAid Mekong Plus is a non profit, community .... Together with the sister enterprise Mekong Creations and Mekong Quilts, they sell products handmade ... in the provinces of Vietnam and Cambodia and are being distributed by Mekong Plus. The profit ... their profit. The goal is community development . History Mekong Plus previously called Vietnam ..., Ho Chi Minh City, Phnom Penh and Siem Reap where the quilts are being sold. Mekong Quilts In 2007 the organization expanded to Cambodia and changed name from Vietnam Plus to Mekong Plus. The newly established Mekong Quilts opened up shops in the capital of Cambodia Phnom Penh and in the city of great ... with products so import from Vietnam is no longer necessary. Mekong Creations Mekong Creations is Mekong Quilts s younger sister company. The chain of shops also sells products that are made by women in Cambodia and Vietnam, and the profit goes to the same charity. Mekong Creations do not sell .... Today Mekong Creations has shops and outlets in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Ho Chi Minh City and H N i. The Quilters An important aspect of and goal for Mekong Plus is to generate employment for women. The women are separated in to various groups making different products. Mekong Plus has no factory ... to do. Principles and Ethics Mekong Plus operated after three main principles, all listed on its ... participation for all. Mekong Plus believes that development works best if all parts ... later on. The Programs Today Mekong Plus operates in about 500 villages, of them 40 in Cambodia ... families, micro credit, quilting women and so on. Mekong Plus has many different programs, among others the tooth brushing program for school children and micro credit. Mekong Plus is also working on a farming ... first. In Cambodia water pumps are often partly provided Mekong Plus will cover 2 3 of the expenses ... is one of the things Mekong Plus is working on. The families contribute a bit themselves, by paying ... more details
orphan date February 2012 citations date February 2012 DFDL Mekong is a law firm in Southeast Asia with offices in Bangladesh , Cambodia , Indonesia , Laos , Burma Myanmar , Singapore , Thailand and Vietnam . External links small http www.martindale.com DFDL Mekong law firm 953671.htm Martindale.com , retrieved 5 February 2012 http www.chambersandpartners.com UK Firms 2564 41582 Chambers and Partners , retrieved 5 February 2012 http www.bloomberg.com news 2011 01 10 laos regulator expects companies to raise 8 billion update1 .html Laos regulator expects companies to raise 8 billion , retrieved on 5 January 2012 http asia.legalbusinessonline.com news dfdl mekong launches indonesia practice ties up with mx law 107623 DFDL Mekong launches Indonesia practice ties up with MX Law , retrieved 5 February 2012 http asia.legalbusinessonline.com news dfdl mekong promotes myanmar expert to regional partner 107749 DFDL Mekong promotes Myanmar expert to regional partner , retrieved 5 February 2012 http asia.legalbusinessonline.com news breaking news dfdl snags former rio tinto chief counsel 107796 DFDL snags former Rio Tino Chief Counsel http asia.legalbusinessonline.com news breaking news dfdl names former freshfields lawyer as deputy vietnam head 107771 DFDL names former Fresfields lawyer as deputy Vietnam head small law firm stub Category Law firms of Singapore Category Law firms of Thailand ... more details
Refimprove date January 2010 Mekong Auto Corporation headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam , is a car manufacturer and assembler founded in 1991 ref name eurochamvn.org Cite web url http www.eurochamvn.org Directory View Member Detail.html?UserID 340 title Mekong Auto Corporation accessdate 2009 01 03 work eurochamvn.org ref . The first car was built at the Delta Auto Plant on May 20th, 1992. Japanese Saeilo Machinery Japan Inc. is the major shareholder of the company, owning 51 . ref name eurochamvn.org The company opened Co Loa Auto Plant in Hanoi Ha Noi City in 1993. The company works with Fiat Fiat S.p.A. Fiat, Iveco , Pyeonghwa Motors and SsangYong Motor Company SsangYong . Products MekongMekong Stars 4WD ref http mekongauto.com.vn modules.php?name Whoweare&op page category&catid 21&newlang vietnamese Mekong Auto History currently only in Vietnamese available ref 1992 1997 Fiat Fiat Siena 1995 2005 Fiat Tempra 1995 2002 Fiat Dobl Dobl I 2001 2005 Fiat Dobl 2000 2007 Fiat Albea 2002 2007 Fiat Grande Punto since 2005 Fiat Nuova 500 Fiat 500 since 2007 Fiat Bravo 2007 Fiat Bravo since 2007 SsangYong Motor Company SsangYong SsangYong Korando 1997 2005 SsangYong Musso 1997 1999 SsangYong Musso SsangYong Musso Libero 1999 2005 Pyeonghwa Motors Pyeonghwa Premio DX 2004 2009 Pyeonghwa Premio MAX since 2004 Pyeonghwa Pronto DX 2004 2009 Pyeonghwa Premio DX since 2009 Pyeonghwa Pronto GS since 2009 References reflist External links http www.mekongauto.com.vn Mekong Auto Category Motor vehicle assembly plants in Vietnam Category Companies established in 1991 auto factory stub de Mekong Auto Corporation fr Mekong Auto ... more details
Infobox Airline airline Mekong Airlines image Meklogo.JPG image size IATA M8 ICAO MKN callsign MEKONG AIRLINES founded commenced ceased 2003 hubs secondary hubs focus cities frequent flyer lounge alliance subsidiaries fleet size destinations parent company slogan headquarters key people website Mekong Airlines was an airline based in Cambodia . Code data International Air Transport Association IATA Code M8 International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO Code MKN Airline call sign Callsign MEKONG AIRLINES Destinations formerly served Phnom Penh Pochentong International Airport Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh International Airport Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport Bangkok International Airport Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Fleet Mekong Airlines operated 1 Boeing 737 Boeing 737 500 from January to October 2003, leased from International Lease Finance Corporation . External links Airlines of Cambodia Category Defunct airlines of Cambodia Category Airlines disestablished in 2003 Cambodia transport stub ... more details
Infobox company company name Mekong Capital company type Limited Liability company logo Image Mekong ... Equity products Growth Capital homepage http www.mekongcapital.com www.mekongcapital.com Mekong Capital ... 20Venture.pdf PEIAsia Mekong s Vietnam Venture ref One of the first private equity firms to engage Vietnam, Mekong Capital established itself shortly after the U.S Vietnam trade embargo was lifted ... Sowing seeds of progress.html AsiaMoney Sowing the Seeds of Progress ref Some of Mekong Capital s well ... ref The largest locally owned specialty chemical distribution company in Vietnam. Exits Mekong Capital ..., Minh Phuc Printing, International Consumption Products ICP , AA Corporation and Goldsun JSC. Mekong ... s initial investment small Mekong Capital is holding several other investments in companies that were ... Nhuan Jewelry and Intresco. Funds Mekong Enterprise Fund, Ltd. Launched in 2002, this fund focuses ... ref http www.adb.org Documents News 2002 nr2002061.asp ADB 16 Million Mekong Enterprise Fund Launched ref Mekong Enterprise Fund II, Ltd. Launched in 2006, this fund focuses on private equity ... article.aspx?CIaNID 52176&CID 15 FinanceAsia Mekong Capital continues to capitalise on Vietnam interest ref ref http www.mekongcapital.com vaf.htm Vietnam Azalea Fund ref Mekong Enterprise ...&title mekong capital raising us150 million private equity fund source Mekong Capital ... 46041&hashID 587050307F79675BAB9417D6ED0B8B9BD474D0B6 Mekong Capital in fundraising for Fund III ... Article.aspxarticle 46041&hashID 587050307F79675BAB9417D6ED0B8B9BD474D0B6 Mekong Capital in fundraising ... that the company is empowered to achieve the vision regardless of the obstacles encountered. Mekong ... School entitled http hbr.org product mekong capital building a culture of leadership in an 411023 PDF ENG Mekong Capital Building a Culture of Leadership in Vietnam , as well as a case study by London Business School entitled Mekong Capital The Importance of Corporate Culture in Emerging Markets Private ... more details
about the geographical region the German heavy metal band Mekong Delta band Image VietnamMekongDeltamap.png thumb right 200px Location of the Mekong Delta region within Vietnam The Mekong Delta lang vi ng b ng s ng C u Long Nine Dragon river delta is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries . The Mekong delta ... wetlands vietnam vnm mekdel.htm Mekong Delta on ARCBC ASEAN Regional Centre for Biodiversity Conservation site ref The size of the area covered by water depends on the season. The Mekong Delta ... in previously unexplored areas of Mekong Delta, including a species of rat thought to be extinct. ref http www.cnn.com 2008 TECH science 12 16 rat.mekong index.html Mekong a treasure trove of 1,000 ... of Visnu found at c Eo 6 7th century CE . The Mekong Delta was likely inhabited long since prehistory the empire of Kingdom of Funan Funan and later Chenla maintained a presence in the Mekong Delta ... that there already had been a settlement at this location in the Mekong marshes for some centuries, depending ... west into the Mekong Delta, seizing control of Prey Nokor the precursor to modern day Ho Chi ... eng ref This act formally detached the Mekong Delta from Cambodia, placing the region ... all the territories comprising modern Vietnam, including the Mekong Delta. Upon the conclusion ... of the Mekong Delta region with their Divisions navales d assaut Dinassaut , a tactic which lasted ... France, the Mekong Delta was part of the Republic of Vietnam and eventually the country of Vietnam ... Rouge. Geography Image Mekong delta.jpg thumb right 230px Mekong River Delta from space, February 1996 The Mekong Delta, as a region, lies immediately to the west of Ho Chi Minh City , roughly forming ... the island of Phu Quoc Ph Qu c . The Mekong Delta region of Vietnam displays a variety of physical ... from the Mekong and its tributaries, deposited over thousands of years as the river changed its ... more details
Taxobox name Mekong Wagtail image status NT status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Motacillidae genus Motacilla species M. samveasnae binomial Motacilla samveasnae binomial authority Duckworth, Alstr m, Davidson, Evans, Poole, Setha & Timmins, 2001 synonyms The Mekong Wagtail Motacilla samveasnae is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family. It is found in Cambodia , Laos , and Thailand . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and river s. It is threatened by habitat loss . The species was first described to science in 2001. References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org apps redlist details 150678 0 Motacilla samveasnae . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Accessed 28 November 2009. External links http animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu site resources grzimek birds Motacillidae Motacilla samveasnae.jpg view.html Image at ADW Category Motacilla Category Birds of Asia Category Birds of Thailand Category Animals described in 2001 Passeroidea stub de Mekongstelze es Motacilla samveasnae eo Mekonga motacilo pl Pliszka indochi ska pt Motacilla samveasnae fi Mekonginv st r kki sv Mekong rla ... more details
Image Mekong River Commissionlogo.png right 240px The Mekong River Commission MRC is an intergovernment ... programmes and activities and providing scientific information and policy advice. History Mekong Committee 1957 1978 The origins of the Mekong Committee are linked to the legacy of de colonialism in Indochina and subsequent geopolitical developments. The political, social, and economic conditions of the Mekong River basin countries have evolved dramatically since the 1950s, when the Mekong represented .... ref Nakayama 2002 274 275. ref The impetus for the creation of the Mekong cooperation regime progressed in tandem with the drive for the development of the Lower Mekong, following the Geneva Conference ... East ECAFE report, Development of Water Resources in the Lower Mekong Basin , recommended development ... on the Lower Mekong Basin known as the Mekong Committee was established in September 1957 ... Mekong Basin . ECAFE s Bureau of Flood Control had prioritized the Mekong&mdash of the 18 international ... geographer Gilbert F. White , Economic and Social Aspects of Lower Mekong Development , proved extremely ... of the Army Corps of Engineers , the role of C. Hart Schaaf as the Mekong Committee s Executive ... that international development agencies have always paid the bills for the Mekong regime, with European ... extent Japan. ref Browder 2000 237. ref The Mekong Committee was a forceful advocate for large ... of a 35 article Joint Declaration of Principles for Utilization of the Waters of the Mekong Basin by the sixty eighth session of the Mekong Committee, prohibiting the unilateral appropriation without ... 2002 277 Nakayama 2002 277. ref Interim Mekong Committee 1978 1995 Image Mekong river, near the Golden Triangle.jpg thumb right 400px Mekong River The rise of the Khmer Rouge made it obvious that Cambodia ... 1977 the other three riparians agreed to the Declaration Concerning the Interim Mekong Committee , which resulted in the establishment of the Interim Mekong Committee in January 1978. The weakened interim ... more details
File Mekong River in Khong Chiam.jpg thumb The Mekong River in Amphoe Khong Chiam , Thailand commons Category Mekong more images . The Greater Mekong Subregion is not a geological region, but rather, a development ... of the Mekong River basin, namely Cambodia , Laos , Myanmar , Thailand , Vietnam , and the Yunnan ... who media press 2008 WWFPresitem10990.html First Contact in the Greater Mekong new species ... Regional map , UNEP ref The GMS is a natural economic area bound together by the Mekong River, covering ... are emerging from a process of transition and transformation. The Mekong countries are gradually ... human and natural resource endowments of the Mekong region have made it a new frontier of Asian economic growth. Indeed, the Mekong region has the potential to be one of the world s fastest growing ... the Javan rhino , Irrawaddy dolphin s, and Mekong giant catfish one of the largest freshwater fish ... of the sub region s richly diverse ecosystems. ref http www.adb.org news mekong leaders agree wide ranging development plan next decade?ref countries gms news Mekong Leaders Agree on Wide Ranging ... Business Plan Greater Mekong Subregion, 2012 2014 dead link date March 2012 ref Balancing economic ... Mekong Subregion GMS will be the most critical challenge of the coming decade, requiring careful ... beta.adb.org publications greater mekong subregion economic cooperation program overview Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program Overview ref Food demand from the Mekong River Basin, for instance ... web url http beta.adb.org news green development key growth mekong region?ref countries gms news title Green Development Key to Growth in Mekong Region publisher Beta.adb.org date 2012 02 20 accessdate 2012 03 02 ref See also Greater Mekong Sub region Academic and Research Network GMS Environment Operations Center Mekong River Mekong Delta Asian Development Bank References reflist http beta.adb.org countries gms overview Greater Mekong Subregion Overview External links http www.un.org Depts Cartographic ... more details
lead missing date November 2011 merge to Mekong River date November 2011 unreferenced date November 2011 hint Georeferencing is sufficient by giving coordinates of crossings China Thailand Laos Nong Khai Vientiane Thai Lao Friendship Bridge Mukdahan Savannakhet Second Thai Lao Friendship Bridge Nakhon Phanom Thakhek Third Thai Lao Friendship Bridge Chiang Khong Ban Houayxay Fourth Thai Lao Friendship Bridge planned Cambodia Kampong Cham National Highway 7 Kampong Cham Bridge Kandal National Highway 315 National Highway 1 Vietnam Category Bridges in Thailand Category Bridges in Vietnam Category Bridges in Laos Category Bridges in Cambodia Category Bridges in China Category Bridges over the Mekong River ... more details
Khmer Mekong Films KMF is a major Cambodian film and video production company based in Phnom Penh , capital city of Cambodia . It grew out of the team created and trained by the BBC in 2004 to make a 100 episode TV drama about HIV for Cambodian television. Taste of Life was funded by the British Government through DFID and managed by the BBC World Service BBC World Service Trust . With funding finished in 2006, producer Matthew Robinson producer Matthew Robinson stayed in Cambodia to form KMF with the Taste of Life Khmer production team. To date, KMF has produced two Cambodian cinema films, Vanished 2009 film Vanished , 2009, & Staying Single When , 2007, and dozens of television dramas, documentaries, information films, educational films, television commercials and public service TV spots. KMF aims to help develop the Cinema of Cambodia Cambodian film industry moribund since the country was devastated by civil wars 1967 75 , the Khmer Rouge regime 1975 79 and occupation by Vietnam 1979 89 . External links http www.cambodiafilms.com mainpage.html Khmer Mekong Films website http www.time.com time world article 0,8599,1921755,00.html?iid tsmodule Khmer Mekong Films in Time magazine Time magazine http www.variety.com review VE1117941114.html?categoryid 31& cs 1 Vanished review in Hollywood s Variety magazine Variety http www.phnompenhpost.com index.php 2009090928269 Life Style vanished producers hope to spur a resurgence in local filmmaking.html Vanished review in Cambodia s Phnom Penh Post http www.cambodiafilms.com vanished.html Vanished information on Khmer Mekong Films website http www.cambodiafilms.com staying.html Staying Single When information on Khmer Mekong Films website http www.tasteoflifecambodia.com Taste of Life http www.bbc.co.uk worldservice trust BBC World Service Trust CinemaofCambodia Category Cinema of Cambodia Cambodia stub ... more details
Infobox university name Cambodian Mekong University native name image name image size caption latin name motto The University that cares for the value of education tagline established 2003 type Private education Private endowment staff faculty president provost principal rector chancellor Ich Seng vice chancellor Ban Thero dean head label head students undergrad postgrad doctoral profess city Phnom Penh state country Cambodia campus free label free colors colours mascot fightsong nickname affiliations footnotes website address 9B, Street 271, Sangkat Tek Thla, Khan Russey Keo publictransit telephone 855 23 882 211 coor logo Cambodian Mekong University CMU is a private university in Phnom Penh in Cambodia . The university is registered as a private higher educational institution with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. ref Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports website, List of Private Higher Education Institutions, retrieved 24 December 2008 http www.moeys.gov.kh en about moeys private hedu.htm ref The university was established in 2003. The current Chancellor is Mr. Ich Seng, a graduate of Southern Cross University and Adelaide University . ref Cambodian Mekong University Handbook 2003 2004, p 17. ref References Reflist its one of the finest universities External links http www.mekong.edu.kh Cambodia Mekong University Website Commented out. Google lists this as an attack site, see http safebrowsing.clients.google.com safebrowsing diagnostic?client Firefox&hl en US&site http www.mekong.edu.kh http www.4icu.org reviews 502.htm Cambodia Mekong University Coord missing Cambodia Use dmy dates date September 2010 Category Universities in Cambodia Category Education in Phnom Penh Cambodia struct stub Asia university stub university stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox musical artist name Mekong Delta image caption image size background group or band alias origin Berlin , Germany genre Progressive metal , Thrash metal , Neo classical metal years active 1985 present label Aaarrg associated acts Rage band Rage br Living Death br Axxis website current members Martin LeMar br Ralph Hubert br Erik Adam H. Gr sch br Benedikt Zimniak br Alex Landenburg past members Wolfgang Borgmann br Jochen Schr der br Frank Fricke br Reiner Kelch br Georg Syrmbos br Peavy Wagner Peter Peavy Wagner br J rg Michael br Uli Kusch br Peter Haas br Doug Lee br Uwe Baltrusch br Peter Lake br Leo Szpigiel Mekong Delta is a German progressive metal progressive thrash metal band, formed in 1985. History The band was founded by a group of German metal musicians with the goal to musically outshine all then current, independent releases. The line ... internationally. The initial name Zardoz was rejected, followed by the acceptance of the name Mekong Delta , named after a mekong delta riverbed in Vietnam . The entire project was started by Ralf Hubert ... Mekong Delta album Mekong Delta was released in 1987, produced by Ralf Hubert. Due to touring duties ... thereafter following picture disc EP The Gnome . Mekong Delta returned to the studio around ..., who used the name Mark Kaye, and at the end of 1988 Mekong Delta released the 12 inch EP Toccata ... Georg Syrmbos was hired to be able to perform the songs live. Kaleidoscope Mekong Delta album Kaleidoscope ... on the previous Kaleidoscope album. In 1994 Mekong Delta released Visions Fugitives . The compositions ... about Mekong Delta, Modest Mussorgski and various fan related info. Hiatus and regrouping ... 2006 Bass Peter Peavy Wagner 1985 1987 Discography Studio albums Mekong Delta 1987 The Music of Erich ... established in 1985 de Mekong Delta Band es Mekong Delta fr Mekong Delta it Mekong Delta hu Mekong Delta nl Mekong Delta band ru Mekong Delta ... more details
Taxobox name Mekong freshwater stingray status EN status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Compagno, L.J.V. year 2005 id 39407 title Dasyatis laosensis downloaded December 4, 2009 ref regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Chondrichthyes ordo Myliobatiformes familia Dasyatidae ... T. R. Roberts & Jaranthada Karnasuta Karnasuta , 1987 The Mekong freshwater stingray , Dasyatis laosensis , is a species of stingray in the family biology family Dasyatidae , restricted to the Mekong River Mekong and Chao Phraya River s in Laos and Thailand . Measuring up to convert 62 cm in abbr ... orange underside. The Mekong freshwater stingray preys on invertebrate s and is aplacental viviparous ... , as it is threatened by overfishing and habitat degradation . Taxonomy and phylogeny The Mekong freshwater ... sp. in his 1968 list of Mekong River fishes from Laos. Taki s specimens were subsequently lost, and this ray ... cm in abbr on across, caught from the Mekong in Chiang Rai Province , Thailand . ref name roberts and karnasuta ... stingray family Dasyatidae , from the Mekong River of Laos and Thailand journal Environmental ... phylogenetic analysis, based on cytochrome b sequences, found that the Mekong freshwater stingray ... inhabitant of large, freshwater rivers, the Mekong freshwater stingray has only been recorded from sandy habitat s in the Mekong River along the Laos Thailand border, and in the Chao Phraya ... Mekong author Rainboth, W.J. publisher Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations date 1996 isbn 9251037434 page 53 ref Description The pectoral fin disc of the Mekong freshwater stingray ... coloration. ref name roberts and karnasuta The maximum known disc width of the Mekong freshwater ... name roberts and karnasuta Biology and ecology The diet of the Mekong freshwater stingray consists ... with litter sizes possibly as small as one pup. ref name iucn Human interactions The Mekong freshwater ... th vi Mekong freshwater stingray ... more details
confused giant pangasius Taxobox name Mekong giant catfish image AquatottoGifu mekonoonamazu.jpg status ... Image mekongfish.jpg thumb deletable image caption 1 Wednesday, 3 September 2008 The Mekong giant ... catfish family biology family family Pangasiidae , native to the Mekong basin in Southeast Asia . Species characteristics The Mekong giant catfish is perhaps the most interesting and most threatened species in the Mekong river. For this reason conservationists have chosen it as a sort of flagship species to promote conservation on the Mekong. ref Hogan et al. 2004, MGCCG, 2005 ref With recorded sizes of up to 10.5ft 3.2m and 660lb 300kg , the Mekong s giant catfish currently holds the Guinness Book ... Mekong in Vietnam above the tidally influenced brackish water of the river s delta all the way to the northern ... populations in the middle Mekong region. ref name Hoganet Hogan et al. 2004 ref Fish congregate ... of the Mekong s tributaries today, however, essentially no sightings are reported outside of the main Mekong river channel and the Tonle Sap region. In infancy, this species feeds on zooplankton ... Endemic to the lower half of the Mekong river, this catfish is in danger of extinction due to overfishing ... fish, which is found only in the Mekong, was fairly plentiful but in the last few years the number ..., as it is a noble fish and a mysterious one, revered by the Lao. ref p167 ref Fishing for the Mekong ... title Giant Mekong catfish off the hook date 2006 06 10 accessdate 2006 06 29 publisher BBC News ref Thailand is the only country that allows fishing for private stocks of Mekong giant catfish. This helps ... powerful, as they evolved in the running waters of the Mekong River where the current flow can be high at times. The Mekong giant catfish can also be seen occasionally in the Chao Phraya River ... program to restock the Mekong River. However, it is yet to be seen if the fish will spawn. Size Attaining an unconfirmed length of 3 m, the Mekong giant catfish grows extremely quickly, reaching ... more details
Deleted image removed File Mekong Hydropower Map.jpg thumb 250px right Existing, under construction and planned hydropower dams in the Mekong River Basin. The estimated hydroelectricity hydropower potential of the lower Mekong Basin i.e. excluding China is 30,000 MW, ref name MRC, 2010 Mekong River Commission, 2010. State of the Basin Report, 2010. Vientiane, Lao PDR, Mekong River Commission. ref while that of the upper Mekong Basin is 28,930 MW. ref name Dore et al, 2007 Dore, J., Xiaogang, Y. and Yuk ..., J., Daniel, R. and Koma, Y.S. eds Democratizing Water Governance in the Mekong Region. Chiang Mai, Unit for Social and Environmental Research and Mekong Press, pp. 55 92. ref In the lower Mekong ... Mekong, which will effectively exhaust the river s hydropower generating capacity. ref name MRC, 2005 Mekong River Commission, 2005. Overview of the Hydrology of the Mekong Basin. Vientiane, Lao PDR, Mekong River Commission. ref The single most significant impact both now and in the future on the use of water and its management in the Mekong Region is hydropower. ref www.mekong.waterandfood.org ... energy market. Hydropower is a clear and favoured energy option for the Mekong s riparian countries ..., under the Mekong mainstream, ref Molle, F. and Floch, P. 2008. Mega projects and social and environmental ... in the Mekong Region . Chiang Mai, Unit for Social and Environmental Research and Mekong Press, pp ... navigation of the Mekong is another important positive economic impact. Dams with locks, make ... there with the vital outlet to the sea at Vietnam. The development of the Mekong River Basin is highly ... below in Table 1 Table 1 Commissioned dams in the Mekong River Basin more than 10 MW ref www.poweringprogress.org ..., L. 2007. The current status of environmental criteria for hydropower development in the Mekong Region a literature compilation. Vientiane, Lao PDR, WWF Living Mekong Program Dore, J., Xiaogang, Y ...., Dore, J., Daniel, R. and Koma, Y.S. eds Democratizing Water Governance in the Mekong Region. Chiang ... more details
Infobox hotel hotel name Hotel Beau Rivage Mekong logo logo width logo caption image image width caption pushpin map Laos location Fa Ngum Road, Ban Seetarn Neua, Vientiane , Laos pushpin map caption Location in Laos address chain latd 17 latm 57 lats 59.3 latNS N longd 102 longm 36 longs 0 longEW E coordinates display coordinates type coordinates display opening date closing date developer architect operator owner number of rooms number of suites number of restaurants floor area floors height parking website footnotes Hotel Beau Rivage Mekong is a hotel in Vientiane , Laos , located on Fa Ngum Road, in Ban Seetarn Neua. ref http www.asiawebdirect.com laos vientiane vientiane city beau rivage mekong hotel Asia Web Direct ref It overlooks the Mekong River and is recognisable by its pink facade. The rooms are mostly decorated in shades of blue. ref cite book url http books.google.co.uk books?id 1NYdar nhvoC&pg PA228&dq Royal Dokmaideng Hotel&hl en&ei 9lJhTJCwOIKaOLC paMK&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 1&ved 0CDQQ6AEwAA v onepage&q Royal 20Dokmaideng 20Hotel&f false authors Sherisse Pham, Ron Emmons, Jennifer Eveland, Jen Lin Liu title Frommer s Southeast Asia edition 6 year 2009 publisher Frommers page 228 isbn 0470447214 ref The hotel is surrounded by the Pakpak Technical School , the Lao Development Bank and the Fujwara Japanese Restaurant . References Reflist Category Hotels in Vientiane Asia hotel struct stub Laos struct stub ... more details
Multiple issues wikify June 2011 orphan June 2011 The Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance MBDS consortium is a self organized and sub regional cooperation spearheaded by health ministries from member countries to collaborate on infectious disease surveillance and control. The cooperation focuses on cross border cooperation at selected sites and has matured through several phases of work. ref http www.mbdsoffice.com index 2008.php Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance ref MBDS History The Ministries of Health of Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam signed the Memorandum of Understanding MOU in 2001 in Kunming, China, with the Regional Coordinating office agreed to be located in the Ministry of Public Health MOPH , Thailand. ref http www.ghsi.org projects mbds.html Global Health and Security Initiative ref MBDS Structure MBDS Executive Board Cambodia Prof. Sann Chan Soeung Deputy Director General, Ministry of Health China Dr. Wang Liying Director, Ministry of Health Lao PDR Dr. Bounlay Phommasack Deputy Director General, Ministry of Health Myanmar Prof. Saw Lwin Deputy Director General, Ministry of Health Thailand Dr. Kumnuan Ungchusak Senior Expert, Ministry of Public Health Vietnam Dr. Nguyen Hoang Long Vice Director, Ministry of Health MBDS Coordinating Office Dr. Moe Ko Oo MBDS Coordinator, c o Ministry of Public Health Achievements MBDS has applied epidemiology and GIS, initiated tabletop exercises TTXs on Pandemic Preparedness in country and regional levels in 2006 and 2007. It is prepared to conduct at least one outbreak investigation, TTX or drill at each cross border site each year, seeking to conduct joint investigation of a zoonotic disease as a particular ... 20070705110009 1.pdf Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance Network Signs New Memorandum of Agreement at World ... http www.mbdsoffice.com pdf presentation mbds office.pdf Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance Network ... Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance Mbds Category International non profit organizations Category ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2008 Infobox Geopolitical organization name Mekong Ganga Cooperation MGC linking name image flag image map MekongGangaCooperation.png map caption span style color 000080 Members span span style color 0000fe Observers span membership 6 member states admin center type Headquarters admin center leader title1 leader name1 established November 10, 2000 area magnitude area km2 area sq mi area rank population estimate population estimate year population estimate rank population density km2 population density sq mi population density rank GDP PPP GDP PPP year GDP PPP rank GDP PPP per capita GDP PPP per capita rank GDP nominal GDP nominal year GDP nominal rank GDP nominal per capita GDP nominal per capita rank HDI HDI year HDI rank HDI category currency time zone utc offset official website footnote1 footnote2 Mekong Ganges Ganga Cooperation MGC was established on November 10, 2000 at Vientiane in the First MGC Ministerial Meeting. It comprises six Member countries namely, India , Thailand , Myanmar , Cambodia , Laos and Vietnam . They emphasised four areas of cooperation, which are tourism , culture , education , and transportation linkage in order to be solid foundation for future trade and investment cooperation in the region. Annual Ministerial Meetings The working mechanism for MGC consists of the Annual Ministerial Meeting back to back with ASEAN Meetings ASEAN Ministerial Meeting , the Senior Official s Meeting, and the five Working Groups namely Working Group on Tourism Thailand is the lead country Working Group on Education HRD India is the lead country Working Group on Culture Cambodia is the lead country Working Group on Communication & Transportation Lao PDR is the lead country Working Group on Plan of Actions Vietnam is the lead country Second MGC Ministerial Meeting At the Second MGC Ministerial Meeting held in Hanoi on July 28, 2001, the member ... Category Mekong River Category Cambodia Vietnam relations ... more details
Orphan date December 2011 File 1933Dec17SunKS32.tif thumb 300px Siam Cantonese film Romance in Mekong River opened in Hong Kong File 1934Dec8SatSg51.jpg thumb 300px Siam Cantonese film Romance in Mekong River opened in Singapore Romance in Mekong River Chinese language Chinese is a 1933 musical theatre musical film made by a group of Chinese overseas in Bangkok formed Siam United Film Studio , Thailand , directed by a USA Hollywood director with Western Electric Company s Movietone sound system in Cantonese dialect , film Time duration is 2 hour s. ref 16 December 1933 Saturday , Hong Kong Kung Sheng Daily News , Sheet 3 page 2. ref The film opened in Thailand cinemas on 10 October 1933 ref 10 October 1933 Tuesday , Thailand Sin Sian Jih Pao . ref opened in Hong Kong cinemas on 17 December 1933 ref 17 December 1933 Sunday , Hong Kong Kung Sheng Daily News , Sheet 3 page 2. ref opened in Singapore cinemas on 8 December 1934. ref 8 December 1934 Satursday , Singapore Union Times , Sheet 5 page 1. ref Cast Mr. Yuan Siu Kit Cheung Hai Keung , a honest Chinese people Chinese youth Ms. Wu Siu Kwan Chan Sik Fa , the daughter of Tai Fung Rice Mill s Supervisor Boss Ms. Lee Lai Ng Chu Lau , a lustful woman . Mr. Anonymous Lau Kwai Sung , an evil playboy . Plot A Chinese people Chinese youth Cheung Hai Keung Yuan Siu Kit married with a lustful wife Ng Chu Lau Lee Lai , finally be divorced from her, she and her adulterer Lau Kwai Sung then slander Cheung Hai Keung as Chinese Communist , forcing him use a pseudonym as Lee Cheung Seng escape to Bangkok , Thailand . When he arrive Bangkok , he was hurt by rice bags collapse beside Tai Fung Rice Mill , so meet the boss Chan, get a job here, and fell in love with his daughter Chan Sik Fa Wu Siu Kwan . ref 2 December 1934 Sunday , Singapore Union Times . ref Chinese Communist Party starts the civil war , Lau Kwai Sung to Bangkok too, but Cheung ... more details
The Greater Mekong Sub region Academic and Research Network GMSARN is a network of academic and research institutions in a Mekong Greater Mekong sub region . Its mission is to carries out activities in human resources wikt development development , joint research, and dissemination of information and intellectual assets generated in the region. With an emphasis to wikt complementary complementary linkage s between Technological change technological and socio economic development issues. Partners ref http mpuhost04.ait.ac.th gmsarn sitegmsarn2009 document journal vol5no1.pdf GMSARN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL Vol. 5 No. 1 March 2011 ref Cambodia Institute of Technology of Cambodia Royal University of Phnom Penh People s Republic of China China Kunming University of Science and Technology Yunnan University Guangxi University Laos National University of Laos Myanmar Yangon Technological University Thailand Asian Institute of Technology Khon Kaen University Thammasat University Vietnam Hanoi University of Science and Technology Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology Associate members Thailand Nakhon Phanom University Ubon Rajathanee University Laos Mekong River Commission See also The Journal of GMS Development Studies http mpuhost04.ait.ac.th gmsarn sitegmsarn2009 journal.html GMSARN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL External links http www.gmsarn.org Official website reference Reflist GMSARN Category Mekong River Category Educational organizations Category Organizations based in Asia edu org stub de Greater Mekong Subregion Academic and Research Network th ... more details
hydropower . ref Hori, H., 2000. The Mekong Environment and Development . Tokyo, United Nations University ... MekongMekong River Commission Stung Battambang River References Reflist Bibliography External links GeoGroupTemplate commons category Mekong http www.mekong.waterandfood.org CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food Mekong http www.usyd.edu.au mekong Australian Mekong Resource Centre http www.cnmc.gov.kh Cambodia National Mekong Committee http www.eac.gov.kh Electricity Authority of Cambodia ... and Research Network http www.adb.org gms Greater Mekong Sub region http www.gms eoc.org Greater Mekong Subregion Environment Operations Center http www.internationalrivers.org en southeast asia International Rivers http livingriversiam.org Living River Siam http www.mekongnet.org Mekong Basin Research Network http www.merimekong.or.th Mekong Environment and Resource Institute http www.mekonginfo.org MekongInfo http www.mekonginstitute.org Mekong Institute http www.mpowernet.org Mekong Program on Water, Environment and Resilience http www.mrcmekong.org Mekong River Commission http www.mekongnet.org Mekong Watch http www.probeinternational.org mekong utility watch Probe International http www.savethemekong.org Save the Mekong Campaign http www.stimson.org southeastasia ?SN SE20060519999 Stimson Institute Mekong Policy Project http www.sumernet.org Sustainable Mekong Research Network SUMERNET http wwf.panda.org what we do where we work greatermekong WWF Greater Mekong Programme Category Dams in the Mekong River Basin Category Proposed hydroelectric power stations Category Hydroelectric ... more details
Lancang may refer to Lancang River , in China, upper half of Mekong River Lancang Lahu Autonomous County Lancang County , in Yunnan, China disambig fr Lancang no Lancang ... more details
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