With support from the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund of P. R. China, the Mekong Institute (MI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) of the Royal Thai Government and the Department of Trade Promotion, Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Lao PDR, is hosting the 4th Lancang-Mekong Business Forum (LMBF) in Vientiane and Boten, …

MI INVITES STAKEHOLDERS OF THE AGRIBUSINESS AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY TO THE 4TH LANCANG-MEKONG BUSINESS FORUM (LMBF) IN LAO PDR Read More »

The Mekong Institute (MI) is inviting transport and logistics companies, members of business associations, farmers cooperatives, government agencies related to industry, trade, transport, agriculture, logistics and connectivity to attend a modular e-training on “Business Investment in Smart Logistics Technology for the Mekong Agricultural Supply Chain” from October 10 – 14, 2022, following an online format. …

TRAINING ON BUSINESS INVESTMENT IN SMART LOGISTICS TECHNOLOGY FOR MEKONG AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY CHAINS ARE NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS Read More »

In 1960 forest cover more than 70% of the total land area in Lao PDR and has decreased to 47% in 2015. The major drivers of deforestation in Lao PDR are include agricultural expansion either for commercial or for small holder. In addition, 80% of population rely on forest and non-timber forest products for their …

LAO PDR KICKS-OFF A SUSTAINABLE FOREST GOVERNANCE PROJECT UNDER MKCF Read More »

With support from the Mekong – Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF), the Mekong Institute (MI) conducted an online workshop to validate the findings of two studies on “Smart Logistics and Renewable Energy Technology: Application Readiness for Agricultural Supply Chains Development in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam” on September 6, 2022. The studies …

CONSULTATION AND VALIDATION WORKSHOP FOR THE STUDIES ON SMART LOGISTICS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION READINESS FOR AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY CHAINS DEVELOPMENT IN CAMBODIA, LAO PDR, MYANMAR, THAILAND, AND VIETNAM Read More »

The Mekong Institute (MI) has concluded a virtual International Training Course on the Sufficiency Economy in Microfinance for SME Development that was held from August 22 – September 2, 2022. The Institute thanks the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), in collaboration with the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), for making …

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE ON SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY IN MICROFINANCE FOR SMES DEVELOPMENT – 2022 Read More »

With support from Yunnan Provincial Government of P. R. China, Mekong Institute (MI) is going to organize the Modular Training Program on “Promoting Digital Connectivity through E-commerce Development in the Greater Mekong Subregion” from August 29 to November 25, 2022. The program contain three phases: Phase I: August 29-September 14, 2022Online training course (11-day, 3.5 …

CALL FOR AN ONLINE TRAINING COURSE Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) organized a research forum entitled the “Third Multi-Stakeholder Forum: Research Dissemination and Validation” at Sofitel Hotel in Phnom Penh on 15th July 2022. This was a research dissemination forum as part of a three-year Women in Trade Knowledge Platform research project. The exclusive event was attended by approximately 20 representatives from key …

THIRD MULTI-STAKEHOLDER FORUM: WOMEN IN TRADE RESEARCH DISSEMINATION AND VALIDATION Read More »

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea and Mekong Institute jointly held a regional forum on the theme of “Mekong-ROK Cooperation: Seeking Synergies on Mekong-ACMECS Cooperation” in Bangkok on June 17, 2022. The forum was attended by over 90 attendees, both virtual and in-person. Government officials, diplomats, development organizations, think tanks, universities, non-government organizations, the …

MEKONG-ROK COOPERATION: SEEKING SYNERGIES ON MEKONG-ACMECS COOPERATION FORUM Read More »

Supported by Mekong-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF), the International Training and Knowledge Sharing Workshop for Capacity Building and Institutional Strengthening of Logistics, the General Department of Logistics, Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) organized the training and workshop on “Monitoring and Evaluation Database Development in CLV Countries” from May 25 to 27, 2022, …

MKCF TRAINING AND WORKSHOP FOR CAPACITY BUILDING AND INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING OF LOGISTICS MONITORING AND EVALUATION DATABASE DEVELOPMENT IN CLV COUNTRIES ROLLS OUT IN CAMBODIA Read More »

To support the promotion and development of Cambodia’s Guidelines and Certification for Green Building (CamGCGB), the Ministry of Environment and the National Council for Sustainable Development organized a 4-day hybrid training workshop for relevant national government officials, private sector, construction associations, and academia on May 4-5 (online) and 17-18 (in-person) 2022. A total of 35 …

PHNOM PENH CAMBODIA, THE TRAINING ON CAMBODIA’S GUIDELINES AND CERTIFICATION FOR GREEN BUILDING IS CARRIED OUT FOR GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTORS (ARCHITECT, ENGINEER, DESIGNER AND CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATE) AND ACADEMIA Read More »