Fact and fiction are often two regions of our understanding that criss-cross each other, and sometimes overlap. Our beliefs are very much influenced by cultural legends and mythology as well as by geographical position and political dimension. It is true that territories like mountains, oceans, jungles, and rivers are more populated by strange creatures than by humans. The Mekong and the surrounding jungle region form one such territory. The relationship between a giant Mekong catfish and the first Vietnamese communications satellite builds a new mythology that blurs the borders between fact and fiction.