Cao Lãnh, Vietnam. Aug 27,2024: Chemical tanker ship (petroleum transport) in oil storage depot, Mekong River Delta. Shipping, maritime trade & freight transport are sources of geopolitical tensions, environmental concerns & controversies as Cambodian PM plans to build Funan Techo canal (officially Tonle Bassac Navigation Road & Logistics System), a $ billion China-backed project to connect the capital Phnom Penh to the Gulf of Thailand seaports, diverting its goods for export directly to its own coast rather than via the Hanoi-controlled Mekong Delta. Credit: Kevin Izorce/Alamy Live News

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Location: Cao Lãnh, Đồng Tháp province, Vietnam, Southeast Asia
Photo credit: © KEVIN IZORCE / Alamy / Afripics
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