MI SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDES TRAINING PROGRAM ON SEZ MANAGEMENT IN LANCANG-MEKONG COUNTRIES

Mekong Institute (MI) organized a synthesis and evaluation workshop (S&E) on February 12-13, 2019 at its residential training center in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The S&E workshop capped off the modular training program on Management of Special Economic Zones in Lancang-Mekong Countries, which ran from September 2018 to February 2019. The S&E workshop was attended by …

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PROSAFE PROJECT KICKS OFF 2019 WITH TRAINING ON POSTHARVEST SAFE FOOD HANDLING

“Proper postharvest handling is important in minimizing contamination, preventing food loss and extending the shelf life of fruits and vegetables, and this is also closely linked to the wellbeing of farmers,” Dr. Watcharas Leelawath, MI Executive Director shares as he opens today’s regional training program on Postharvest Safe Food Handling at the MI Residential Training …

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B2B MEETING CALLS FOR HEIGHTENED CROSS-BORDER TRADE BETWEEN TAK AND MYAWADDY

Mekong Institute, under its RLED-EWEC Project, organized a business-to-business (B2B) meeting gathering 30 private sector stakeholders from the border provinces of Tak, Thailand and Myawaddy, Myanmar on February 21, 2019. Held in Mae Sot, the meeting was co-hosted by the Tak Chamber of Commerce and Myawaddy Township Border Trade Chamber of Commerce.   The meeting served …

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MI HOLDS TRAINING TO ENHANCE RESEARCH CAPACITIES ON ENTERPRISE COMPETITIVENESS IN LAO PDR

Mekong Institute, in collaboration with the National Institute for Economic Research (NIER), Lao PDR, is organizing a four-day training course as part of the research project on ‘Competitiveness of Lao Enterprises in the ASEAN’ in Vientiane, Lao PDR on February 12-15, 2019. Supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the training course …

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MI DEMAND-DRIVEN PROGRAM SETS OUT TO IMPROVE MIGRATION GOVERNANCE

On January 14-25, 2019, Mekong Institute hosted 24 participants from labor ministries, recruitment agencies, civil society organizations and the media from Cambodia, P.R. China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam for a Capacity Development Program (CDP) as part of the project on “Strategic Management to Labour Migration in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Addressing the Challenges …

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BUSINESS TO BUSINESS MEETING SEEKS TO ADVANCE CROSS-BORDER TRADE IN KHAMMOUANE AND NAKHON PHANOM BORDERS

Members of the private sector of the twin provinces of Khammouane, Lao PDR and Nakhon Phanom, Thailand met on January 26, 2019 in a Business to Business (B2B) meeting to discuss the challenges and ways forward to advance competitive cross-border trade in their twin border crossings. Held in Khammouane province, the meeting was co-hosted by …

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TRAINING ON E-COMMERCE TARGETS RURAL, URBAN SOCIAL ENTERPRISES

Mekong Institute invites rural- and urban-based social enterprises to a regional modular training program on Rural E-Commerce Development in Lancang-Mekong Countries on March 25-29, 2019. The training aims to build the capacity of rural e-commerce development professionals from Cambodia, P.R. China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand. The training is part of a two-year project …

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MI HOLDS CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON BORDER FACILITATION FOR LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT

Following the conduct of the study on “Improvement of Infrastructures and Regulations for Border Economic Zones”, MI organized a regional consultative workshop on Upgrading Border Facilitation for Trade and Logistics Development in Lancang-Mekong Sub-region last December 21, 2018 at the MI Residential Training Center, Khon Kaen, Thailand. The one-day workshop set to deliver a joint …

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MI OPENS SEARCH FOR MEKONG INSTITUTE YOUNG SCHOLARS (ROUND 2)

Mekong Institute (MI), with support from the Government of the People’s Republic of China, is now accepting applications to the second round of Mekong Institute Young Scholars (MIYS) Program. Leveraging on MI’s role as a capacity building organization, the MIYS Program is designed to develop the human resource capacity of public institutions under the Lancang-Mekong …

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CAN THO UNIVERSITY HOSTS MI FOOD SAFETY FORUM

Mekong Institute, in cooperation with the Biotechnology Research and Development Institute (BIRDI) and College of Agriculture (CA) of Can Tho University (CTU), organized a knowledge sharing forum last December 12 in Can Tho City, Vietnam. Gathering around 70 participants, the forum served as a platform to share and discuss current food safety-related issues on fruit …

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