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Bird-eating frog among 163 new species found in Mekong region

A frog that eats birds and a gecko with leopard stripes are among the 163 new species discovered last year in the Greater Mekong region of southeast Asia, according to a report by the World Wildlife Fund.

Groups: Mekong faces 'devastating' threat from proposed dams

It is the life blood for tens of millions of people -- but the mighty Mekong River in southeast Asia is now facing a "devastating" threat from not one, but 11 proposed dams.

Climate change may displace up to 200 million

A new kind of refugee is on the rise. And by 2050, there could be as many as 200 million of them.

Volunteer and you might find your soul mate

If you're looking for love and not having much luck, maybe you could increase your success by getting a bit more passionate -- about helping others.

Mekong a 'treasure trove' of 1,000 newly discovered species

A rat believed to be extinct for 11 million years, a spider with a foot-long legspan, and a hot pink cyanide-producing "dragon millipede" are among the thousand newly discovered species in the largely unexplored Mekong Delta region.

Keeping watch over the 'megafishes'

They might not be as cute as pandas but the threats facing the world's giant freshwater fish need to be taken just as seriously -- in fact more so, according to Dr. Zeb Hogan.

Protecting turtles in Asia

For this week's Eco Solutions show, the CNN team traveled up the Mekong River to discover how conservations groups have found innovative ways to protect the cantor soft shell turtle. Follow their journey in the photo gallery.

Yangtze dolphin is no dodo

A Chinese man has videotaped a large white animal swimming in the Yangtze river which experts say is a dolphin species unique to China and feared extinct, the official Xinhua agency reported on Wednesday.

Fortune: Made in Vietnam

On a humid afternoon on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, monsoon-season thunderclouds release torrents of rain. Some of the 1,700 workers at the Danu Vina factory, who make Mickey Mouse and other...

Fortune: Made in Vietnam

Late on a humid afternoon on the industrial outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, as loudspeakers inside the gated compound of the Linh Trung Export Processing Zone play a melody releasing workers from th...

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