BANGKOK -- Five nations that share the Mekong River on Saturday adopted a five-year master development plan, vowing to upgrade roads, power grids and other pieces of infrastructure that connect and strengthen the region.
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Mekong nations get started on their own infrastructure fund
China intimates that it must be involved in the five countries' efforts
The leaders of Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos as well as an ASEAN official show they are united in their desire cut some of the strings that are often attached to foreign infrastructure loans.
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