Mekong Institute (MI) successfully hosted an international exchange program aimed at promoting sustainable and smart tourism in the heritage cities of the Mekong region and the Republic of Korea (RoK). The program, with the theme “Heritage Connections: Promoting Sustainable and Smart Tourism in the Heritage Cities of Mekong and RoK” ran from June 26 to …

MI CHAMPIONS SUSTAINABLE AND SMART TOURISM IN HERITAGE CITIES THROUGH INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM IN ROK Read More »

As e-commerce continues to evolve, the flow of cross-border goods and services is becoming increasingly digitized. To maintain their attractiveness as investment destinations, East Asia and Pacific region governments must adapt and champion paperless trade initiatives. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UNESCAP) has been working with countries on these …

MI MAKES MARK AT UNESCAP Read More »

To share the successes, challenges, and lessons learned and assess the activities that have been rolled out, Mekong Institute (MI) organized an “End of Project Evaluation and Dissemination Workshop on Sustainable and Smart Agricultural Supply Chain Development in Mekong Countries” on June 13, 2023. The online event brought together 41 participants from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, …

MI SUCCESSFULLY INITIATES THE TRANSFORMATION OF AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY CHAINS THROUGH THE INTRODUCTION OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AS PART OF THE SUSTAINABLE AND SMART AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY CHAIN DEVELOPMENT IN MEKONG COUNTRIES PROJECT Read More »

Khon Kaen, May 2023– Mekong Institute (MI) is proud to announce its involvement in the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) CrossBorder Paperless Trade Initiative. Under the guidance of Dr. Julian Clarke, an expert in trade facilitation in the Mekong countries, MI will play a pivotal role in conducting …

MEKONG INSTITUTE TO ADVANCE PAPERLESS TRADE PRACTICES IN ASIA-PACIFIC REGION Read More »

Dr Frank Rijsberman, Director General of Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Mr Suriyan Vichitlekarn, Executive Director of Mekong Institute (MI) and Dr Prasun Kumar Das, Secretary General of Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA) signed an Institutional Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 9 May 2023 at the APRACA Secretariat, Bangkok, Thailand.   The MoU aims …

GGGI, MI, APRACA INK FIRST MOU FOR ENHANCED TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN DELIVERING ITS SERVICES TO THE GMS COUNTRIES Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) is organizing an online international workshop on “Trade Negotiation for ASEAN Members” with the support of Chile International Cooperation Agency for Development (AGCID), in close coordination and collaboration with Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) and being implemented by MI. The workshop aims to develop the capacity of the practitioners of government organizations …

CALL FOR APPLICATION ON TRADE NEGOTIATION FOR ASEAN MEMBERS INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP Read More »

THE 5th LANCANG-MEKONG BUSINESS FORUM 2023 “Promoting Agribusiness and Investment in Processed Food Sector” Nanning and Pingxiang | July 3-5, 2023 MI invites stakeholders of the agribusiness and food processing industry to the 5th Lancang-Mekong Business Forum (LMBF) in Nanning, P.R. China  With support from the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund of P. R. China, the …

THE 5TH LANCANG-MEKONG BUSINESS FORUM 2023 TO BE HELD ON JULY 3-5, IS NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS. Read More »

On April 7, 2023, Mekong Institute (MI) organized an inception workshop to kick start the implementation of the project on “Capacity Building on Regional Project Design, Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation of MKCF Projects” by providing stakeholders with the project rationale, expected outcome and activities, and seeking their cooperation. Over 80 participants made up of representatives …

MI ORGANIZES AN INCEPTION WORKSHOP FOR A NEW PROJECT FOCUSING ON EFFECTIVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEMATIC MONITORING, AND EVALUATION OF MKCF-FUNDED PROJECTS Read More »

From March 20 – 29, 2023, Mekong Institute (MI) organized a series of preparatory meetings as part of the “ACMECS-ROK Regional Branding Project on Facilitating Cross-Border Trade through Synchronization of Rules and Regulations in the ACMECS” to discuss overall strategy with the project implementing agencies (PIAs). Funded by the Republic of Korea (ROK), the project …

MI HOLDS PREPARATORY MEETINGS WITH IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES OF THE ACMECS-ROK REGIONAL BRANDING PROJECT TO WORK TOWARDS FACILITATING CROSS-BORDER TRADE THROUGH SYNCHRONIZED RULES AND REGULATIONS. Read More »

Eligible organizations from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Viet Nam, Thailand (CLMVT), Republic of Korea (ROK), International Organizations including UN Agencies, and other International Non-Governmental Organizations having operating offices in the Mekong countries and ROK are invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for regional projects under the 7th call of the Mekong-Republic of Korea …

MEKONG-REPUBLIC OF KOREA COOPERATION FUND (MKCF) 7TH CALL FOR REGIONAL PROJECT PROPOSALS Read More »