Conservationists are celebrating the discovery and release back into nature of six highly endangered Mekong giant catfish in Cambodia. The bumper catch in the Mekong River Basin has boosted hopes ...

The Mekong giant catfish is the official freshwater heavyweight champion of the world. According to the Guinness Book of Records, a nine-foot-long individual caught in northern Thailand in 2005 ...

During their surveys, the team found several unfamiliar-looking brown eels, the study said. They took a closer look at the ...

This story appears in the May 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. Pumee Boontom lives in northern Thailand, but he tunes his television to the Chinese weather forecast. A big storm in ...

Also known by its scientific name Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, the fish is an invasive species originating from the Mekong river basin.

CHIANG RAI, Thailand - Bean sprout farmer Orapin Waotikon describes life along the Mekong River as “throwing the dice”. At the crack of dawn every day, the 56-year-old woman heads to the river ...

A big spike in water levels has been detected along the Mekong River which could threaten the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people who live hand to mouth off crops planted along the banks of the ...

VIENTIANE (Laotian Times): The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has entered into a grant agreement with the Mekong River Commission (MRC), pledging up to US$5 million for ...