The Mekong giant catfish has one of the fastest growth rates of any fish in the world. It can reach up to 440 pounds in only six years . They can live up to 60 years .

Upper Mekong voyages though Laos are less popular, evident from the dearth of major cruise lines meandering that section of the 2,700-mile river, the world’s twelfth-longest.

Mekong River region named global biodiversity hotspot by WWF after 367 new species are discovered in two years ... we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. ...

Giant Mekong catfish, which can grow up to 650 pounds, are native to the Mekong River in Southeast Asia and have never been seen in the United States. See the sources for this fact-check.

It is notable that the flow in China's basin only accounts for 13.5 percent of the total runoff of the Mekong River, with very limited impact on the lower reaches of the Mekong River.

The Mekong River Commission, an organization formed for cooperation on issues regarding the river by the countries through which it flows — Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam — said its ...

The Mekong River "ghost fish", believed to have been extinct, has been sighted three times in recent years, according to a new report published on Monday. According to the study published in ...

Leaders from Mekong River countries are gathering in Thailand to discuss cooperation on harnessing the river's resources. Delegates to the summit have been urging China to provide more information ...

PV Power’s association with a proposed dam at Luang Prabang has been known for at least a decade, a fact I recorded in my 2009 Lowy Paper, “The Mekong River Under Threat”.That the project is now a ...

In the introduction to his new book, Brian Eyler cautions that “the reader should not get the impression from the book’s title that the Mekong River is in its death throes.” Yet 320 pages ...

Fish experts believe the giant stingray, such as this one in Cambodia's Mekong River, is the largest freshwater species on Earth. This specimen measured more than 13 feet (4 meters) long.

The Mekong River has become a new front in U.S.-China rivalry, environmentalists and officials say, with Beijing overtaking Washington in both spending and influence over downstream countries at ...