The mighty river of the Mekong

By John Rozentals
Updated January 3 2019 - 11:23am, first published 11:13am
A lighter moment … taking an ox-cart near the ancient capital Oudong. PIC: Sandra Burn White
A lighter moment … taking an ox-cart near the ancient capital Oudong. PIC: Sandra Burn White

The Mekong River flows through six countries — China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam — but that doesn’t really measure its size or its impact on the many millions of people whose lives depend on its broad flow.

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