CAN THO, Vietnam (AP) — Dao Bao Tran and her brother Do Hoang Trung, 11-year-old twins growing up on a rickety houseboat in the Mekong Delta, have dreams. Tran loves K-pop, watches videos at night to ...

I was joking – sort of – at a restaurant in Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital city, after the waiter brought two of the large and hairy deep-fried arachnids to the table after the main course. At first, ...

Cambodia should share a feasibility study on the impact of a planned China-backed canal that would divert water from the rice ...

SOC TRANG, Vietnam (Reuters) -Standing on the bank of the Mekong River, Tran Van Cung can see his rice farm wash away before his very eyes. The paddy's edge is crumbling into the delta. Just 15 years ...

I’m on Evergreen Island, close to the town of Tan Chau, in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, on day two of a Mekong River cruise, when I meet a chatty farmer who offers me rice wine whiskey, a stool to sit on, ...

Stomach-turning meals on a cruise sound more like a trip to the ship’s doctor than a trip of a lifetime, but not when exploring the Mekong River with companies that strive so hard to give guests an ...

Thai villagers hold banners opposing the building of a dam on the Mekong river during a rally outside a construction company in Bangkok, Thailand, April 24, 2012. Credit: AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong ...

Stepping onto The Jahan for a cruise down the Mekong River gives the feeling that you’ve just stepped into a movie set. Named after Shah Jahan — the Mughal ruler who built the Taj Mahal — the ship is ...

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, left, hands over the gavel for ASEAN chairmanship to Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc during the closing ceremony of the 35th Association of ...

Mekong River cruises are booming, particularly in Cambodia and Vietnam. In 2020, at least 10 river boats — some quite luxurious — will cruise the lush and navigable lower Mekong. Most resemble the ...

CAN THO, Vietnam — Dao Bao Tran and her brother Do Hoang Trung, 11-year-old twins growing up on a rickety houseboat in the Mekong Delta, have dreams. Tran loves K-pop, watches videos at night to learn ...