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One river, six countries: why is Mekong so important to Asia?
The Mekong River crosses six countries and is much more than a river road: it supports economies, feeds millions of people and connects millennial cultures of South-East Asia. But their ecosystems face threats and their waters have become a space of regional power and tension. In this episode of Thus is Asia, we explore the geo-economic importance of Mekong, its natural wealth and the history of the societies that have grown around it.