Mekong Institute (MI) is an intergovernmental organization (IGO) founded by the Governments of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) countries, namely Cambodia, People’s Republic of China (PRC), Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam. MI is located in Thailand and works closely with the six GMS countries to promote regional development, cooperation and integration through capacity …

MI OPENS APPLICATIONS TO REGIONAL TRAINING ON COORDINATED BORDER MANAGEMENT Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) organized a synthesis and evaluation workshop (S&E) on February 12-13, 2019 at its residential training center in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The S&E workshop capped off the modular training program on Management of Special Economic Zones in Lancang-Mekong Countries, which ran from September 2018 to February 2019. The S&E workshop was attended by …

MI SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDES TRAINING PROGRAM ON SEZ MANAGEMENT IN LANCANG-MEKONG COUNTRIES Read More »

Mekong Institute, in collaboration with the National Institute for Economic Research (NIER), Lao PDR, is organizing a four-day training course as part of the research project on ‘Competitiveness of Lao Enterprises in the ASEAN’ in Vientiane, Lao PDR on February 12-15, 2019. Supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the training course …

MI HOLDS TRAINING TO ENHANCE RESEARCH CAPACITIES ON ENTERPRISE COMPETITIVENESS IN LAO PDR Read More »

Mekong Institute invites rural- and urban-based social enterprises to a regional modular training program on Rural E-Commerce Development in Lancang-Mekong Countries on March 25-29, 2019. The training aims to build the capacity of rural e-commerce development professionals from Cambodia, P.R. China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand. The training is part of a two-year project …

TRAINING ON E-COMMERCE TARGETS RURAL, URBAN SOCIAL ENTERPRISES Read More »

Following the conduct of the study on “Improvement of Infrastructures and Regulations for Border Economic Zones”, MI organized a regional consultative workshop on Upgrading Border Facilitation for Trade and Logistics Development in Lancang-Mekong Sub-region last December 21, 2018 at the MI Residential Training Center, Khon Kaen, Thailand. The one-day workshop set to deliver a joint …

MI HOLDS CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON BORDER FACILITATION FOR LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT Read More »

Over 60 delegates from government and non-government institutions, international organizations and the academe gathered last November 29, 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand for the Forum on Korea’s Role in Mekong Cooperation, an event organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in cooperation with Mekong Institute (MI). “The Mekong region is not only crucial for …

MI CO-ORGANIZES FORUM ON KOREA’S ROLE IN MEKONG COOPERATION Read More »

“Food processing is an important sector in all the Lancang-Mekong countries, and it is vital for us to strengthen our connectivity in this region when it comes to this area. Business matching initiatives will open connections and discussions among food producers so they can learn more about each other, and trigger stronger collaboration among businesses …

1ST LANCANG-MEKONG BUSINESS FORUM SETS OUT TO DRIVE BUSINESS NETWORKING AMONG SMES IN REGION Read More »

Mr. Madhurjya Kumar Dutta, Director of the Trade and Investment Facilitation Department, joined the consultation meeting for the new Regional Cooperation and Integration (RCI) Operational Plan 2019-2030 hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on October 29, 2018 in Bangkok. The RCI is one of ADB’s seven operational priority areas in its long-term Strategy 2030.   …

MI JOINS INTER-SUB REGIONAL CONSULTATION ON DRAFT REGIONAL COOPERATION AND INTEGRATION (RCI) OPERATIONAL PLAN (2019-2030) Read More »

MI joined over 500 delegates in the recently held Myanmar Statistical Forum 2018 last November 2 in Nay Pyi Taw. Mr. Madhurjya Kumar Dutta, Director of MI’s Trade and Investment Facilitation Department, served as one of the forum speakers at the roundtable discussion on “Transforming the Data Culture in Myanmar” where he highlighted the role …

MI SPEAKS AT MYANMAR STATISTICAL FORUM 2018 Read More »

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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