Calling ASEAN’s young leaders! Get ready for an extraordinary journey with the ASEAN Youth Convergence (AYC) 2024, brought to you by Mekong Institute and the ASEAN Secretariat.  Thirty young leaders from all 10 ASEAN Member States will have the chance to gather in Vientiane, Lao PDR, learn from ASEAN Prize Recipients and collaborate for meaningful …

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Mekong Institute (MI), represented by its Executive Director, Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn, welcomed Mr. Saksee Phonsuntikul, Director of the Creative Economy Agency (CEA), Khon Kaen Branch, to MI Headquarters on March 28, 2024. The two parties delved into potential collaboration avenues, focusing on creative economy initiatives and entrepreneurial empowerment across the Northeast Region of Thailand and …

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Eligible organizations from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Viet Nam, Thailand and the Republic of Korea are invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for development projects under MKCF by May 10, 2024. Visit the MKCF website to learn more: www.mekongrok.org See the Guideline here.

Join us in commemorating 8 years of impactful regional collaboration and growth through the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC)! Watch our latest video, highlighting the transformative strides made to unite nations and empower communities within the Lancang-Mekong region. Let’s draw inspiration from the LMC’s journey and continue championing cooperation, mutual benefit, and shared prosperity.  Click here to watch the video!

Mekong Institute (MI), with support from the Mekong-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF), organized the “Training on Regional Project Identification” on March 18-22, 2024, in Khon Kaen, Thailand. Thirty-three participants from various ministries, institutes and international organizations across the five Mekong countries and Republic of Korea (ROK) participated in the five-day training program.  The objective …

MI ENHANCES REGIONAL PROJECT IDENTIFICATION CAPACITIES FOR PROSPECTIVE MKCF PROPONENTS FROM MEKONG COUNTRIES AND REPUBLIC OF KOREA Read More »

Are you working in the area of climate finance or agriculture?There are still seats available for participants from Viet Nam and Cambodia at our upcoming workshop from May 8 to 10, 2024.  This is your opportunity to connect with other professionals, share knowledge, and work together to build the future of agricultural resilience in the …

Application Deadline Extended for the Regional Workshop on Leveraging Inclusive Climate Finance to Scale up Climate-Smart Agriculture Practices in the Lower Mekong Subregion Read More »

In a bid to capitalize on the progress of the transformative Lancang-Mekong Business Forums (LMBF) spanning 2018 to 2024, Mekong Institute, in close cooperation with Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce, hosted a Synthesis and Evaluation Workshop on March 15, 2024, in Khon Kaen, Thailand. This workshop aimed to spotlight the successes and best practices stemming from …

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In a crucial step towards advancing regional economic integration, a preparatory meeting between Mekong Institute (MI) and Thailand’s key officials was convened in Bangkok to lay the groundwork for the upcoming “Project on Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Promotion for Intra-Regional Trade in the Lancang-Mekong (LM) Region” also dubbed as “SEZ Project.” The SEZ Project aims …

PREPARATORY MEETING BETWEEN THAILAND AND MI SETS STAGE FOR LANCANG-MEKONG SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES PROMOTION FOR INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE Read More »

In a significant step towards enhancing agricultural resilience in Southeast Asia, Mekong Institute (MI) has partnered with Thailand’s Department of Agriculture (DOA) and Sanyu Consultants Inc. (SCI) to advance regional cooperation on crop insurance through the project ‘Promotion of Crop Insurance in ASEAN through Public and Private Partnership’, which was launched during a hybrid kickoff …

MI, DOA and SCI Spearhead a New Crop Insurance Initiative for Strengthened Agricultural Resilience in ASEAN Read More »