Journey along the Mekong River through southern Laos, from the region's highest point ... Here, in the far south, close to the border with Cambodia, the Mekong changes character, becoming not ...

1960s - The United States intervenes in the region in a bid to prop up its ally South ... 2012 - Laos approves plans to build a massive dam at Xayaburi, on the lower Mekong river, despite ...

an organization formed for cooperation on issues regarding the river by the countries through which it flows — Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam — said its technical review of the project ...