MOU SIGNING WITH TRADE POLICY AND STRATEGY OFFICE (TPSO)

Mekong Institute (MI) and Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) signed an MOU on July 28, 2016 at the Ministry of Commerce, Bangkok. MI and TPSO agreed to strengthen their cooperation by developing their academic collaboration through data exchange, research, and training.  The MOU was signed by Dr. Watcharas Leelawath, Executive Director of MI and …

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MI TAKES INITIAL STEP TO IMPLEMENT FOOD SAFETY PROJECT IN VIETNAM

In order to begin implementing the Food Safety Project (FSP) funded by the New Zealand Aid Program, Mekong Institute (MI) has conducted a visit to Hanoi, Vietnam to meet with relevant stakeholders in food safety management system last July 6 -7, 2016.  In the meetings with high and mid-level officials from Ministry of Agriculture and …

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MOU : MEKONG INSTITUTE AND MASHAV

Bangkok July 16, 2016 – Dr. Watcharas Leelawath, Executive Director of Mekong Institute (MI), and Ambassador Gil Haskel, Head of Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation (MASHAV), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for regional cooperation and integration in the presence of the Israeli Ambassadors to Singapore, Myanmar, and Vietnam, as …

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PROJECT FIELDWORK TO PREPARE FOR SME AND PRODUCT CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT

Mekong Institute (MI) has designed and implemented the Study on Market and Value Chain Mapping in 19 provinces along the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) from May to July 2016 under the Project on “Enhancing Competitiveness of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises along the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) of ASEAN Mekong Subregion (AMS)” funded by Japan – …

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LEARNING MORE ABOUT GMS ENERGY CONNECTIVITY

ekong Institute, in collaboration with the China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. (CSG)/Yunnan Power Grid Co., Ltd. (YNPG), organized a workshop on “GMS Power Grid Operation Standard and Code” on July 14-15, 2016 at the Mekong Institute Annex, Khon Kaen, Thailand. The workshop was conducted under the project called “Capacity Building on GMS Power Grid …

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THE 9TH MEETING ON MEKONG-JAPAN INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT DIALOGUE

The 9th meeting on Mekong-Japan Industry and Government dialogue was held on 8th July 2016 in Bangkok. The meeting discussed the Mekong-Japan economic cooperation in the post 2015 and highlighted Japan’s contribution to ASEAN development in areas of industrial development, human resource development and infrastructure development, SME development and Business development. The Mekong Industrial Development …

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FOOD AND OUR FUTURE SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

Interested to know about food systems, and how to make them more sustainable in the face of population growth, urbanization, and environmental degradation? Sign up for a FREE massive open online course (MOOC) on Sustainable Food Systems in Southeast Asia!  The MOOC starts on the 8th of August 2016, and get your Certificate of Participation …

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REALIZING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MEKONG REGION — THE 4TH MEKONG-ROK BUSINESS FORUM

Yangon (June 30, 2016)- With support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar, Mekong Institute conducted the 4th Mekong-ROK Business Forum on June 30 – July 1, 2016 at Yangon, Myanmar. The aim of the forum was to provide …

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SILK ROAD FORUM AT WARSAW, POLAND

As one of the founding members of the Silk Road Think Tank Network (referred to as ‘SiLKS’ ), MI’s Executive Director, Dr. Watcharas Leelawath and Mr. Madhurjya Kumar Dutta, Director of Trade and Investment Department attended the SiLKS Annual Meeting and the Silk Road Forum held on June 20-21, 2016 in Warsaw, Poland. The Forum …

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MI TEAMS UP WITH RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY FOOD SAFETY NEEDS IN CAMBODIA

Mekong Institute Food Safety Project (MI-FSP) team has met with food safety key stakeholders last June 14-15, 2016 to explore opportunities for cooperation as well as consult with them about possible ways of implementing capacity development activities that will address the priority food safety needs of Cambodia.  With support from New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAP), …

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