Mekong Institute (MI), together with the Ministry of Commerce of the Royal Government of Thailand, is set to host the 1st Lancang-Mekong Business Forum this November 15-16, 2018 at Radisson Blu Plaza, Bangkok, Thailand.   With the theme “Facilitating Agri-business and Investment through Innovations in the Processed Food Sector in the Lancang-Mekong Region”, the two-day event …

MI INVITES AGRI BUSINESSES, FOOD PROCESSING COMPANIES TO 1ST LANCANG-MEKONG BUSINESS FORUM Read More »

Mekong Institute, with the support of the Government of the People’s Republic of China through the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund, is organizing a regional modular training program on “Rural E-commerce Development in Lancang-Mekong.” The training program consists of three phases scheduled between October 2018 and March 2019.   The training is part of a two-year project on “Action …

MI OPENS APPLICATIONS TO REGIONAL TRAINING ON RURAL E-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT Read More »

Khon Kaen – Mekong Institute (MI) successfully completed a one – week modular training on “Management of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Lancang – Mekong countries” on September 24 – 28, 2018 at its residential training center, Khon Kaen, Thailand. The training program is part of the three – year project on “Joint Development of …

MI SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE MODULAR TRAINING ON MANAGEMENT OF SEZS Read More »

Thirty-two mid-level officials from relevant government agencies such as the Ministry of Transport, Public Works, and Port Authority; as well as members of freight forwarders associations, transport and logistics companies, and Chambers of Commerce and Industry from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, joined the regional training on Green Freight and Logistics Management 2018. …

CLMVT TRANSPORT OFFICERS, FREIGHT GROUPS JOIN TRAINING ON GREEN FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) undertakes the second phase of its project with the Trade Facilitation Office (TFO) Canada with a series of workshops in August and September for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the specialty agro-food sector in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar. The workshops were organized following the market entry studies conducted by the …

MI BEEFS UP EXPORT CAPACITY OF AGRO-FOOD SMES IN SERIES OF WORKSHOPS Read More »

The International Training on Green Freight and Logistics Development 2018 ended on a high note, with structured learning visits capping its two-week run. The training, held on August 20-31, 2018 was implemented by Mekong Institute (MI) and sponsored by the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA).   The two-week training program was structured into two parts comprising …

MI SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDES THE INTERNATIONAL TRAINING ON GREEN FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT 2018 Read More »

Mekong Institute, with the support of the Government of the People’s Republic of China through the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund, is organizing a modular training on “Management of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Lancang-Mekong Countries.” The training will be held on September 24-28 at Mekong Institute, Khon Kaen, Thailand.   With a learner-centered approach, the modular …

MI OPENS APPLICATIONS TO SEZS MANAGEMENT TRAINING Read More »

Mekong Institute, with the support of the Republic of Korea through the Mekong-Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF), is organizing a modular training on “Green Freight and Logistics Management in Mekong Countries.” The one-week training program will be held from September 17 to 21, 2018 at Mekong Institute in KhonKaen, Thailand.   Part of a three-year project on …

MI OPENS APPLICATIONS TO GREEN FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS TRAINING PROGRAM Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) opens today the International Training on Green Freight and Logistics Development. The two-week training program is being held at the MI Residential Training Center until August 29, 2018 and will also involve a structured learning visit in Bangkok on August 30-31. The training program, which aims to promote awareness of the importance …

TWO-WEEK INTERNATIONAL TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN LOGISTICS SECTOR Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI), in collaboration with the Trade Facilitation Office Canada (TFO Canada) through the support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), is organizing a half day workshop on Canadian Market Access Requirements and Trade Opportunities in the following locations: Phnom Penh, Cambodia on August 27, 2018 at Sunway Hotel, Vientiane, Laos on August …

MI OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR WORKSHOP ON CANADIAN MARKET ACCESS REQUIREMENTS Read More »