MI’S REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM ADVOCATES HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION AMONG LANCANG-MEKONG COUNTRIES

Mekong Institute (MI), with support from the People’s Government of Yunnan Province, P. R. China, successfully organized the Regional Training Program on Comprehensive Human Resource Development (HRD) for the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation from June 26 to July 7, 2023, in two cities in Thailand – Khon Kaen and Bangkok. The program aimed to empower government officials …

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CASE STUDY 1 SUSTAINABLE AND SMART AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY CHAINS DEVELOPMENT IN MEKONG COUNTRIES

Investing in Warehouse Business with Drone Technology by Lien Chieu Logistics Company in Vietnam Small and medium-sized enterprises access to smart technologies was constrained by various factors. including inadequate awareness of smart technologies applied in agriculture, and energy. and logistic and transport sectors, and low capacities to adopt and deploy smart technologies in their productions …

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Exchange Program

BACKGROUND The Mekong region is a diverse and vibrant destination that attracts millions of tourists every year. In recent years, the region’s UNESCO world heritage sites have also seen a noticeable increase in the number of visitors as more and more travelers seek out cultural experiences and rich historical heritages. In addition to the hospitality …

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Officials from Department of Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, P. R. China visit MI

On June 16, 2023, Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn, Executive Director, Mekong Institute (MI), along with other MI staff members, welcomed senior officials from the Department of Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, P. R. China. Represented by Mr. Liang Jianjun, the Deputy Director General, the meeting discussed MI’s operations, its capacity-building programs, and the progress of …

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Regional Training Program on Managing Food Safety Along the Food Supply Chain

RATIONALE Food safety has gradually become a major socioeconomic and political concern in many developing countries. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations suggests that “food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences …

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FACILITATING CROSS-BORDER ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS AND THE USE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES

We would like to express our utmost appreciation to all the 41 participants from the Lancang-Mekong(LM) countries, i.e. Cambodia, P.R. China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam forparticipating in the Online Modular Training on “Facilitating Cross-Border Electronic Transactionsand Electronic Signature”. The participants engaged in the activities of the training course, whichincluded live contact sessions, live …

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STUDY ON CHINA’S WAY OF UTILIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY TO TACKLE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

As the most influential and devastating “black swan event” the COVID-19 outbreak on an international scale has stricken almost every country in the world so severely. Faced with this unprecedented challenge, China has rallied support from the entire nation, fully utilized the latest technologies, and exerted coordination of people from all walks of life. China …

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LAO PDR TO BUILD BACK BETTER AGRI-FOOD INDUSTRY

Mekong Institute (MI), in cooperation with the Ministry of Health of Lao PDR and the Commercial Agricultural and Tree Planting Association, brought together over 40 representatives from the agri-food private sector, trade and food safety agencies, and international organizations to pool recommendations on ways forward to enhance the competitiveness of the agri-food industry  against a COVID-19 landscape …

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