ASEAN Prize Symposium 2024 convenes, fostering community building

VIENTIANE, 20 May 2024 – The ASEAN Prize Symposium 2024, a flagship programme in promoting the ASEAN Prize and its role in regional integration, was successfully concluded today in Vientiane, Lao PDR.  The one-day event brought together the last three ASEAN Prize Recipients in a dynamic discussion platform, under the theme of “ASEAN Regional Integration …

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ASEAN Prize Symposium 

ASEAN PRIZE SYMPOSIUM 2024 The ASEAN Prize Symposium is a flagship programme aiming to promote the ASEAN Prize and its role in fostering ASEAN Community building. This year, in jointcollaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat, Temasek Foundation, and Mekong Institute, the event intends to bring together ASEAN Prize Recipients (APRs) from 2021 to 2023 in a …

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Promoting Crop Insurance through PPP, a Collaborative Push for Climate-ResilientAgriculture in ASEAN

ASEAN Member States (AMS) have made significant strides towards enhancing the resilience of their agricultural sectors by jointly developing recommendations for policy guidelines and capacity-building measures on crop insurance. Representatives from the ten ASEAN countries, the ASEAN Secretariat, and the insurance sector collaborated to produce actionable strategies aimed at fortifying regional agricultural resilience against the …

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Join us ONLINE for the ASEAN Prize Symposium 2024

 Join us ONLINE for the ASEAN Prize Symposium 2024 as we celebrate the achievements of past recipients and explore their significant contributions to building a strong regional community. Our discussions will delve into regional cooperation, youth leadership, and women’s economic empowerment. Featured Speakers: Suriyan Vichitlekarn, Executive Director, Mekong Institute Muhammad Iqbal Damit, Co-founder, Hand4Hand Madam …

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MI and Thai Ministry of Commerce kick off collaboration to promote special economic

Bangkok, May 13, 2024 – With support from Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund of the P.R. China, Mekong Institute (MI), in cooperation with Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) convened the Inception Meeting for the “Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Promotion for Intra-regional Trade in the Lancang-Mekong Region” project expectations, and laying the groundwork for the project’s success …

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Inaugural ASEAN Youth Convergence kick-starts with an online delegates’ meeting, letters to leaders’ workshop

KHON KAEN, 13 May 2024 — Designed to foster Southeast Asian youth development and engagement, the first-ever ASEAN Youth Convergence (AYC) organised by Mekong Institute (MI) and the ASEAN Secretariat began today with an online meet and greet, pre-departure briefing, and a workshop on writing letters to leaders. With support from the ASEAN Senior Officials …

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KHON KAEN STREET FOOD MARKETS JOIN ‘WHAT’S SUP’ CAMPAIGN TO COMBAT SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

May 10, 2024 – Mekong Institute (MI) has launched the ‘What’s SUP’ campaign to reduce single-use plastics (SUP) in Khon Kaen’s street food complexes. Supported by the Norwegian Retailers’ Environmental Fund (NREF) and the Environmental  Coalition on Standards (ECOS), the campaign aims to reduce SUP reliance in street food markets by adopting sustainable alternatives and …

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MI and Australia Lead Regional Workshop on Inclusive Climate Finance for Resilient AgriSector in the Lower Mekong Subregion

Khon Kaen, Thailand — Mekong Institute (MI), in collaboration with Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), successfully convened the Regional Workshop on Leveraging Inclusive Climate Finance* to Scale Up Climate-Smart Agriculture Practices in the Lower Mekong Subregion from May 8–10, 2024. Hosted at the MI Regional Training Center, the workshop aimed to enhance the resilience of …

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