MEKONG MEDIA TAKE A CLOSER LOOK ON FOOD SAFETY

Twenty eight science journalists and media professionals from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV) are currently in Mekong Institute for the Regional Media Training on Communicating Food Safety from July 29 to August 2.   Speaking at the opening remarks, Ms. Maria Theresa Medialdia, Director of the Agricultural Development and Commercialization Department, highlighted the important …

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MEKONG FORUM-GMS LOGISTICS FORUM 2019 CHAMPIONS SEAMLESS LOGISTICS FOR CONNECTIVITY

The Joint Mekong Forum and GMS Logistics Forum 2019 gathered a 300-strong crowd of regional logistics stakeholders from the public and private sectors yesterday, July 24, 2019 in Khon Kaen, Thailand as it set out to bring forward discussions on the role and prospects of the logistics sector in fostering better connectivity in the Greater …

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CAPITALIZING ON COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION AND INTEGRATION

Mekong Institute (MI), in collaboration with the People’s Government of Yunnan Province, P.R. China, officially opened the Training on Communication Skill Capacity Building for Regional Cooperation and Integration in the Lancang-Mekong Region last July 15, 2019. Held at the MI Residential Training Center in Khon Kaen, Thailand, the training program gathered 34 government officials from …

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REGIONAL WORKSHOP UNDERSCORES SEZ DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATED BORDER MANAGEMENT FOR ENHANCED CONNECTIVITY IN LANCANG-MEKONG

Mekong Institute (MI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand, conducted a regional workshop on Business Connection and Information Sharing Among SEZs in Lancang-Mekong (LM) Countries Cum Synthesis & Evaluation of Coordinated Border Management (CBM) Training on July 8-10, 2019 in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The workshop is a joint activity of the LM …

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MEKONG INSTITUTE, THAI BEVERAGE LOGISTICS TEAM UP TO BUILD LOGISTICS CAPACITIES FOR TRADE IN GMS

Mekong Institute and Thai Beverage Logistics Company (TBL) are partnering to build logistics capacities and drive forward cross-border trading in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS). The collaboration is formalized today with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by MI Executive Director Dr. Watcharas Leelawath and TBL Deputy Managing Director for Strategy and Planning, Dr. …

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MI INKS NEW COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH CHINESE ACADEMY OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

“With this new cooperation, Mekong Institute looks forward to being able to contribute more significantly and continuously towards sustainable development and poverty reduction in the region,” MI Executive Director Dr. Watcharas Leelawath said during the recently held signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information (ISTI) of the Chinese …

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MI SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDES MODULAR TRAINING ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND EVALUATION OF REGIONAL COOPERATION PROJECTS

The one-week modular training program on Project Management and Evaluation of Regional Cooperation Projects was organized by Mekong Institute (MI) on June 24-28, 2019. The training is part of the Project on Capacity Building for National Coordinator of Mekong–Lancang Cooperation, funded by the Lancang Mekong Cooperation Special Fund (LMCSF).    The modular training was attended …

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PROSAFE PROJECT LAUNCHES NEW COURSE ON FOOD SAFETY RISK MANAGEMENT AND TRACEABILITY

Mekong Institute’s PROSAFE Project opens today the 10-day regional training program on Food Safety Risk Management and Traceability in the Supply Chain at MI’s Residential Training Center in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The course is the fifth in a series of food safety training programs organized with the support of the New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAP).   …

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BUSINESS FORUM SEEKS TO DRIVE TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN EWEC

In a bid to further strengthen cross-border trade in the East West Economic Corridor (EWEC), Mekong Institute (MI) through its RLED-EWEC Project recently co-organized the EWEC Business Forum 2019 with the Mukdahan Commercial Affairs Office on June 26-27, 2019 in Mukdahan Province, Thailand. Around 180 government officers and entrepreneurs (producers, importers and exporters) from the …

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REGIONAL CONSULTATION SETS THE COURSE FOR STRONGER WATER COOPERATION AMONG MEKONG COUNTRIES

June 28, 2019 (Bangkok, Thailand) — Water resource experts and key stakeholders from relevant agencies in five countries join today’s 1st regional consultation as part of Mekong Institute’s project on Transboundary Cooperation Mechanism on Adaptation to Climate Change and Hydropower Development Projects, an initiative supported by the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Special Fund.   Organized in collaboration …

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