On the 25th anniversary of the ASEAN Financial Crisis, the Center for International Knowledge and Development (CIKD) has launched its flagship report on China-ASEAN Economic, Financial, and Development Cooperation on February 15, 2023. The report, titled “Prosper Thy Neighbor,” chronicles the integration of China-ASEAN and proposes a currency swap mechanism to replace the role of …

MI EXPERT CONTRIBUTES TO THE LAUNCH OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY REPORT OF THE ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS ON CHINA-ASEAN INTEGRATION Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI), with support from the Mekong-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF), organized a roadshow to promote sustainable and smart tourism concepts in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR, on January 13, 2023. The three-year project introduces smart tourism tools, techniques, and technologies through learning exchanges, structured learning visits, information sharing, and best practice adoption. The …

MKCF’S TOURISM PROJECT ORGANIZES A ROADSHOW TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE AND SMART TOURISM IN LUANG PRABANG Read More »

On December 15, 2022, the “Capacity Building on Circular Economy, Resource and Energy Efficiency for Productivity and Sustainability of Cassava Value Chain to High Value Products: Cassava Root, Native Starch and Biogas in Mekong Countries (CCC) project held a workshop to bring the project to a close and celebrate the achievements in strengthening the development …

MKCF PROJECT ON CASSAVA ENHANCES CAPACITIES, PRODUCTIVITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CASSAVA VALUE CHAIN THROUGH HIGH VALUE PRODUCTS IN CLMVT Read More »

To achieve a higher intra-regional trade in the Bay of Bengal region, the countries should put efforts to reduce trade cost, identify new sectors and products, and link industrial clusters for sourcing of products and services while improving the transport connectivity both land and maritime routes.”   This was the statement conveyed by Mr. Madhurjya K. …

AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ‘SECURITY AND PROSPERITY IN THE BAY OF BENGAL’ HIGHLIGHTS HUGE CONNECTIVITY AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES Read More »

On November 25, the Trade Facilitation Office Canada (TFO Canada) with the financial assistance of Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC/ CRDI), in partnership with regional research organizations the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) and Mekong Institute (MI) launched the final findings of the research study conducted under the “Women …

MI JOINS TFO CANADA AND CSEA IN LAUNCHING FINAL RESEARCH FINDINGS UNDER THE “WOMEN IN TRADE (WIT) KNOWLEDGE PLATFORM” PROJECT. Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI), with support of the Mekong-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF), organized two roadshows, one in Ayutthaya, Thailand on November 18 and the other in Siem Reap, Cambodia on November 21 under the “Sustainable and Smart Tourism Development in the Mekong Region” project. The roadshows aimed to enhance the knowledge and understanding of …

MEKONG INSTITUTE HOLDS TWO ROADSHOWS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE AND SMART TOURISM IN AYUTTHAYA AND SIEM REAP Read More »

One of the highlights of the 4th Lancang-Mekong Business Forum (LMBF) was a visit to Boten Special Economic Zone (SEZ), on the Lao-Chinese border. The objective of the visit was to learn about Lao PDR’s food processing capacity and explore investment incentives, services and facilities offered by the Lao government. After attending a business seminar …

AN INSIGHTFUL VISIT TO BOTEN SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE Read More »