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MI PARTICIPATES IN ‘GMS AT THAIFEX 2017’
Dr. Watcharas Leelawath, Executive Director of Mekong Institute (MI), and Ms. Maria Theresa Medialdia, Director of the Agricultural Development and Commercialization (ADC) Department, attended the
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FIRST REGIONAL CONSULTATIONS ON “ENABLING REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT FOR FACILITATING CROSS-BORDER TRADE ALONG THE EAST-WEST ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (EWEC)”
Mekong Institute (MI) successfully conducted the regional consultation on “Enabling Regulatory Environment for Facilitating Cross-Border Trade (CBT) on East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC)” in Bangkok, Thailand
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HLAF DEVELOPMENT FORUM: ENHANCING GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY THROUGH SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
The Human Life Advancement Foundation (HLAF), an international non-governmental organization, organized the 7th Development Forum on May 17, 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand. The theme focused
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MI JOINS THE GREATER MEKONG SUB-REGION BUSINESS COUNCIL (GMS-BC) RETREAT
The first Greater Mekong Sub-region Business Council (GMS-BC) Retreat was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on May 15, 2017. The retreat was jointly organized by
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MI HOLDS REGIONAL TRAINING ON PEST AND AGRICHEMICAL MANAGEMENT
The second regional training program under the Food Safety Project (FSP), a joint initiative by Mekong Institute (MI) and the New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAP),
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TAKING JOINT ACTION – MI ATTENDS THE BELT AND ROAD FORUM
The “Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation” kicked off in Beijing on May 14, 2017. MI’s Executive Director, Dr. Watcharas Leelawath, presented as one
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MI ATTENDS THE US-ASEAN CONFERENCE OF LEGAL ISSUES OF REGIONAL IMPORTANCE
The ‘US-ASEAN Conference on Legal Issues of Regional Importance’ was held in Singapore on May 8-9, 2017. The conference was organized by the United States
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LAO PDR’S RICE MILL INDUSTRY REACHES FIRST GMP MILESTONE
The East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) Project is a multi-country development project of the Government of Switzerland. Through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, the
MI LAUNCHES TRAINING ON FOOD SAFETY RISK ANALYSIS
Mekong Institute (MI), with support from the New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAP), launches the nine-day Regional Training Program on Mainstreaming Food Safety Risk Analysis today,