Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and MI Forge Historic Partnership to Advance ACMECS Regional Cooperation

Bangkok, Thailand, February 2, 2024 – Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand (MFA Thailand), representing the Ayeyawady – Chao Phraya – Mekong Economic Strategy (ACMECS) member countries, joined hands with the Mekong Institute (MI) to formalize a landmark partnership aimed at advancing regional cooperation and integration for sustainable development within …

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THE 6TH LANCANG-MEKONG BUSINESS FORUM UNVEILS AGRIBUSINESS AND PROCESSED FOOD INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Continuing its commitment to explore synergies and open up investment avenues for the key players of the agribusiness and processed food sectors in the Lancang-Mekong (LM) countries, Mekong Institute (MI), in collaboration with the Foreign Economic Cooperation Center (FECC) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA), P. R. China, and the China-ASEAN Business …

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MI AND HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SIGN AN MOU

Khon Kaen, January 5, 2024 — Mekong Institute (MI) Executive Director, Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn and Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)’s Dean of Law, Prof. Xigen Wang, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate in academic and people-to-people exchange. The agreement opens the way for a broader and deeper engagement in pooling both …

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CLIMATE-SMART POSTHARVEST TECHNOLOGIES COURSE IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Mekong Institute (MI) and the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) are inviting representatives from government agencies, academics, and the private sector who are working directly in the agrifood value of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam to apply for the five-day Regional Training Program on Climate-Smart Postharvest Technologies. The training is …

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MI INVITES STAKEHOLDERS IN THE TOURISM SECTOR FOR ITS END-OF-PROJECT EVALUATION WORKSHOP FOR A ‘SUSTAINABLE AND SMART TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN THE MEKONG REGION” PROJECT

With support from the Mekong-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF), Mekong Institute (MI) is going to organize an online workshop to disseminate the results of the end-of-project evaluation for ‘Sustainable and Smart Tourism Development in the Mekong Region’ on December 22, 2023, from 09:00 am to 10:30 am (Bangkok Time). The project, which was implemented from 2020 …

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MI Webinar Promotes United Action in Advancing Food Security and Poverty Alleviation in the Lancang-Mekong Region Post-Pandemic

Mekong Institute (MI), in partnership with the People’s Government of the People’s Republic of (P. R.) China, hosted an online webinar on December 15, 2023, in an effort to raise awareness, share knowledge, and seek solutions to the heightened challenges of poverty and food security in the Lancang-Mekong (LM) countries worsened by the COVID19 pandemic …

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MI CONVENED EXPERTS TO ADVANCE DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY ECOSYSTEMS FOR MSMES FOR POST-PANDEMIC RESILIENCE IN LANCANG-MEKONG COUNTRIES

To explore how technology and digital economy can support growth and development of MSMEs, Mekong Institute (MI), in collaboration with the People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China (P. R. China), organized an Expert Dialogue on “Shaping the Digital Future: Pathways to Enabling Digital Connectivity Ecosystem for Post-Pandemic Resilience in the Lancang-Mekong Countries” on …

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MI PROMOTES SCALING UP DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY FOR MSMES IN THE LANCANG-MEKONG COUNTRIES

To support MSMEs in scaling-up digital connectivity, Mekong Institute (MI) hosted a Synthesis and Evaluation Workshop as part of the project on “Scaling-Up Digital Connectivity for Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises in the Lancang-Mekong Countries for Post-Pandemic Resilience” on December 14, 2023. The online event brought together a diverse batch of 28 participants from Cambodia, …

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Unlocking Sustainable Regional Collaboration: Highlights from the Mekong-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF) Roundtable Meeting

To assess the progress of the Mekong-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF) management and delve into project implementation concerns, the Mekong Institute organized a roundtable meeting with the MKCF management team and leaders from project implementing agencies (PIAs) across the Mekong region on December 14, 2023, at The Pullman Grande Sukhumvit Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. …

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