Mekong Institute (MI), in partnership with local government authorities, hosted investment forums in the heritage cities of Siem Reap in Cambodia and Hue in Vietnam from November 20 to 21 and December 11 to 12, respectively. These events, two of a five-part series that included successful forums in Ayutthaya, Thailand, and Luang Prabang, Lao PDR, …

MI hosts Investment Forums in Heritage Cities of Vietnam and Cambodia Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI), in cooperation with the Foreign Economic Cooperation Center (FECC) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA), China, the China-ASEAN Business Center (CABC), Guangxi, China, is delighted to announce the sixth Lancang-Mekong Business Forum (6th LMBF) on January 10-11, 2024 in Beijing, China. The Business Forum is part of a long-term project …

MI INVITES STAKEHOLDERS OF THE AGRIBUSINESS AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY TO THE 6TH LANCANG-MEKONG BUSINESS FORUM (LMBF) IN BEIJING, CHINA Read More »

In an effort to support the creation of “smart tourism cities and destinations” and strengthen the five Mekong countries’ capacities to be more competitive in global tourism market, Mekong Institute (MI)’s Trade and Investment Facilitation hosted a dissemination meeting to introduce a curriculum package focusing on tools and techniques for sustainable and smart tourism development …

MI DEVELOPED AND DISSEMINATED A TRAINING CURRICULUM PACKAGE PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE AND SMART TOURISM PRACTICES IN THE MEKONG REGION Read More »

A delegation led by Professor Yu Yimin, Dean of School of Information, Dean of Intelligent Application Research Institute, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics (YUFE) visited Mekong Institute (MI) on November 21, 2023. Mr. Rithy Buth, Officer-in-Charge and Director of Finance and Operations Department, welcomed the delegates and senior MI staff. The objective of the …

YUNNAN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS DELEGATION VISITED MI Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI), with the support of the Mekong-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF), organized an Investment Forum in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR from 7 to 8 November 2023. The forum is one of the five-part series under MI’s three-year Sustainable and Smart Tourism Development project, aiming to unlock economic and environmental potential of selected …

MI AND ROK JOIN HANDS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN LUANG PRABANG, LAO PDR. Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI), with support from the Mekong-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF), successfully organized a 5-day training on “Regional Project Monitoring and Evaluation” from October 30 – November 3, 2023, in Khon Kaen, Thailand. This comprehensive training workshop serves as the foundation for a broader journey towards capacity building for the joint formulation of …

MI ENHANCES CAPACITIES ON PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OF MEKONG COUNTRIES Read More »

Khon Kaen, Thailand – October 23, 2023 – Mekong Institute (MI), with support from the People’s Government of Yunnan Province of the People’s Republic of China, kicked off a seven-day workshop cum structured learning visit (SLV) aimed at advancing regional logistics and transportation infrastructure in the Lancang-Mekong (LM) Region, with a specific focus on enhancing …

MEKONG INSTITUTE HOSTS IMMERSIVE WORKSHOP TO ENHANCE CONNECTIVITY ALONG THE CHINA-LAO PDR-THAILAND RAILWAY ROUTES Read More »

Bangkok, October 9, 2023 – The Mekong-Japan Business Seminar, jointly organized by the AMEICC Secretariat, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan, the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), and the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC), successfully took place on October 5, 2023, in …

MEKONG-JAPAN BUSINESS SEMINAR HIGHLIGHTS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGION Read More »

Ayutthaya, Thailand – October 2, 2023. Mekong Institute (MI), with the support of the Mekong-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF), organized the Mekong Heritage City Investment Forum in Ayutthaya, Thailand. The forum is the first of the five-part series under MI’s three-year Sustainable and Smart Tourism Development project. The said project aims to unlock the …

MI AND THE ROK PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN AYUTTHAYA, THAILAND Read More »

The AEM-METI Economic and Industrial Cooperation Committee’s West-East Corridor Development Working Group (AMEICC WEC-WG) convened its first meeting this year on October 4 in Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting revisited the Mekong Industrial Development Vision 2.0 and the ASEAN-Japan cooperation among many crucial areas aimed at advancing regional economic development and cooperation. Senior officials from Japan’s …

WORKING GROUP ON WEST-EAST CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT CONVENES FOR STRATEGIC TALKS Read More »