Cooperation through innovation

A competition promotes the development of, and collaboration among, the countries in the Lancang-Mekong region, He Wei reports in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Used plastic bottles become building blocks. Banana stems are turned into handicrafts. And a social-credit system rewards environmentally friendly behavior.

These are some of the prototype solutions aimed at addressing environmental issues and empowering development in the Lancang-Mekong region.