“Through regional cooperation, the continued convergence of our countries’ energy complementarities will help us attain energy security and a more balanced approach to climate change.” This was the statement of Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn, Mekong Institute (MI) Executive Director, at the “Lancang-Mekong Power Interconnection and Cooperation Forum” on September 11, 2021, where he reaffirmed MI’s continued …

MI, CSG, AND PARTNERS REAFFIRM CLEAN ENERGY EFFORTS Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) convened 39 government officials and development leaders to exchange good practices and lessons learned on promoting gender balance at an online training program from July 12 to 23, 2021.   Supported by the People’s Government of Yunnan Province of P.R. China, the “Promoting Gender Equality and Women Empowerment in the Lancang-Mekong Region: Sharing …

P.R. CHINA AND MI ADVOCATE BROADER PRACTICE OF GENDER EQUALITY Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) and the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) rolled out an online regional workshop to shore public-private sector engagement in strengthening the employability of the Cambodian, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnamese (CLMV) workforce.   Designed to foster a policy consultation culture, MI and TICA converged 46 representatives from business groups and non-governmental organizations to …

MI AND TICA HOLD WORKSHOP TO STRENGTHEN EMPLOYABILITY OF CLMV WORKFORCE Read More »

Twenty P.R. China-funded projects implemented by Mekong Institute (MI) were rated to have fostered collaborative engagements, cross-cultural connections, and broader networking linkages across GMS sectors according to an independent report commissioned by the Government of P.R. China.  The assessment covered projects from 2016 to 2020, which ranged from agricultural development; trade and investment facilitation; energy, technology, and …

INDEPENDENT REPORT POSITIVELY RATES MI PERFORMANCE Read More »

In line with Mekong Institute’s (MI) commitment to enhance knowledge-based policies and actions in mitigating the spread of COVID-19 in the Lancang-Mekong region, a report launch and discussion on “Leveraging Technology to Fight COVID-19: The China Experience and Collective Subregional Response” will be held on June 28, 2021 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am (GMT+7) …

P.R. CHINA AND MI HIGHLIGHT TECHNOLOGY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 Read More »

In support of International Biological Diversity Day, Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn, Mekong Institute (MI) Executive Director, called for the convergence of efforts to shore wider awareness of the long-term gains in safeguarding global biodiversity at an online discussion on May 21, 2021.   Hosted by the the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office …

MI “PART OF THE SOLUTION” IN PROTECTING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) and the Shenzhen Foundation for International Exchange and Cooperation (SFIEC) were profiled in Shenzhen Daily following the successful completion of sessions under the “Capacity Building for Regional Economic Integration and Innovation for Free Trade Zone Development in the Lancang-Mekong Region” online training at the MI Headquarters last March 30 to April 1, …

MI AND SFIEC PARTNERSHIP FEATURED Read More »

Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn, MI Executive Director, welcomed H.E. Georg Schmidt, German Ambassador to Thailand, and his delegation to the MI Headquarters in Khon Kaen, Thailand on March 23, 2021. The officials discussed possible areas of Germany-MI collaboration to enhance investments for the socioeconomic and capacity development of people in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). In …

GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO THAILAND AND GIZ COUNTRY DIRECTOR VISIT MI Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) opened day one of its “Capacity Building for Regional Economic Integration and Innovation for Free Trade Zone Development in the Lancang-Mekong Region” e-training today from the MI Headquarters in Khon Kaen, Thailand. Set to run from March 22 to April 2, 2021, 35 government, academic researchers, and private sector representatives from Cambodia, …

MI OPENS FTZ DEVELOPMENT E-TRAINING Read More »