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MI SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDES MODULAR TRAINING ON RURAL E-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT

Khon Kaen – Mekong Institute (MI) successfully concluded the one-week regional modular training on ‘Rural E-Commerce Development in the Lancang-Mekong Countries’ on October 22-26, 2018 at its Residential Training Center in Khon Kaen, Thailand. Twenty-four participants from Cambodia, P.R. China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam (the Lancang-Mekong countries) attended the training program, with many …

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MI-TICA TRAINING UNDERSCORES GENDER EQUALITY

A total of 18 representatives working in women protection and gender equality promotion gathered early this month at Mekong Institute for the International Training on ‘Gender Equality and Women Empowerment: Sharing Good Practices and Experiences of Thailand.’ The representatives came from countries in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe. On its second …

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SAFE FOOD STAKEHOLDERS TO GATHER FOR CAMBODIA FOOD SAFETY WEEK

Agricultural Development and Commercialization, News / October 25, 2018

Over a hundred safe food champions and relevant stakeholders are expected to gather for the Cambodia Food Safety Week on November 5-8, 2018 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Organized by Mekong Institute as part of its PROSAFE Project (Promoting Safe Food for Everyone), the event complements the Project’s other ongoing efforts to enhance public awareness on …

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SUPPORT TO PROMOTION OF REGIONAL POWER CONNECTIVITY REMAINS HIGH AS MI HOLDS TRAINING ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN POWER GRID DEVELOPMENT

Innovation and Technological Connectivity, News / October 24, 2018

The two-week professional training program on ‘New Technologies Application for Power Grid Development’ officially opened last October 22, 2018 at the Yunnan Power Grid Co., Ltd. (YNPG) Yixing Training Base in Kunming, P.R. China. The training is part of MI’s collaboration project with YNPG and the China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. (CSG) and supported …

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MI SUPPORTS LOCALIZED POSTHARVEST TRAINING IN CENTRAL VIETNAM

Agricultural Development and Commercialization, News / October 19, 2018

A localized training on postharvest safe food handling for green leafy vegetables was held on October 19 in Da Lat City, Lam Dong Province. Organized under the New Zealand Aid Programme-funded PROSAFE Project, the one-day training was attended by 26 representatives of fresh vegetable producers and agro-processors from Ho Chi Minh City as well as …

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MI INVITES AGRI BUSINESSES, FOOD PROCESSING COMPANIES TO 1ST LANCANG-MEKONG BUSINESS FORUM

Trade and Investment Facilitation, News / October 18, 2018

Mekong Institute (MI), together with the Ministry of Commerce of the Royal Government of Thailand, is set to host the 1st Lancang-Mekong Business Forum this November 15-16, 2018 at Radisson Blu Plaza, Bangkok, Thailand. With the theme “Facilitating Agri-business and Investment through Innovations in the Processed Food Sector in the Lancang-Mekong Region”, the two-day event …

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MI LEADS COLLABORATIVE INFORMATION EXCHANGE ON WATER STORAGE STRUCTURE PROJECTS TO IMPROVE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION

Agricultural Development and Commercialization, News / October 17, 2018

Mekong Institute (MI), in cooperation with the Thai Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) through the support of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, is implementing a project that endeavors to strengthen cooperation on hydropower projects and mitigation of associated climate change impacts concerning the six Mekong-Lancang countries, namely Cambodia, P.R. China, …

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MEKONG INSTITUTE LAUNCHES GMS STATISTICS DATABASE AND E-LIBRARY

News / October 12, 2018

Mekong Institute is pleased to announce the launch of its new knowledge platforms—the GMS Statistics Database and the MI E-Library. Both platforms feature a streamlined and simplified design coupled with up-to-date content offerings. The GMS Statistics Database provides national and international-generated statistics on the GMS countries’ socio-economic indicators in agriculture, labor, education, and trade, among others. …

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CHINA-THAI PROJECT SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION MECHANISM ON WATER POWER PROJECTS

Agricultural Development and Commercialization, News / October 11, 2018

Bangkok, Thailand (11 October 2018) – The Thai Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE), the Government of the People’s Republic of China through the Embassy of P.R. China in Thailand, and Mekong Institute (MI), are signing today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a landmark project that endeavors to strengthen cooperation on hydropower projects …

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MI OPENS APPLICATIONS TO POSTHARVEST TRAINING IN FRESH PRODUCE

Agricultural Development and Commercialization, News / October 9, 2018

Mekong Institute, with the support of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, is organizing the Regional Training Program on Postharvest Management System in Fresh Horticultural Produce from November 12–23 at the MI Residential Training Center in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The two-week course seeks to introduce innovative postharvest handling technologies and highlight how effective …

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MI SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDES MODULAR TRAINING ON RURAL E-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT

MI-TICA TRAINING UNDERSCORES GENDER EQUALITY

SAFE FOOD STAKEHOLDERS TO GATHER FOR CAMBODIA FOOD SAFETY WEEK

SUPPORT TO PROMOTION OF REGIONAL POWER CONNECTIVITY REMAINS HIGH AS MI HOLDS TRAINING ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN POWER GRID DEVELOPMENT

MI SUPPORTS LOCALIZED POSTHARVEST TRAINING IN CENTRAL VIETNAM

MI INVITES AGRI BUSINESSES, FOOD PROCESSING COMPANIES TO 1ST LANCANG-MEKONG BUSINESS FORUM

MI LEADS COLLABORATIVE INFORMATION EXCHANGE ON WATER STORAGE STRUCTURE PROJECTS TO IMPROVE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION

MEKONG INSTITUTE LAUNCHES GMS STATISTICS DATABASE AND E-LIBRARY

CHINA-THAI PROJECT SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION MECHANISM ON WATER POWER PROJECTS

MI OPENS APPLICATIONS TO POSTHARVEST TRAINING IN FRESH PRODUCE

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