SUPPORT TO PROMOTION OF REGIONAL POWER CONNECTIVITY REMAINS HIGH AS MI HOLDS TRAINING ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN POWER GRID DEVELOPMENT

The two-week professional training program on ‘New Technologies Application for Power Grid Development’ officially opened last October 22, 2018 at the Yunnan Power Grid Co., Ltd. (YNPG) Yixing Training Base in Kunming, P.R. China. The training is part of MI’s collaboration project with YNPG and the China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. (CSG) and supported …

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MI SUPPORTS LOCALIZED POSTHARVEST TRAINING IN CENTRAL VIETNAM

A localized training on postharvest safe food handling for green leafy vegetables was held on October 19 in Da Lat City, Lam Dong Province. Organized under the New Zealand Aid Programme-funded PROSAFE Project, the one-day training was attended by 26 representatives of fresh vegetable producers and agro-processors from Ho Chi Minh City as well as …

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MI INVITES AGRI BUSINESSES, FOOD PROCESSING COMPANIES TO 1ST LANCANG-MEKONG BUSINESS FORUM

Mekong Institute (MI), together with the Ministry of Commerce of the Royal Government of Thailand, is set to host the 1st Lancang-Mekong Business Forum this November 15-16, 2018 at Radisson Blu Plaza, Bangkok, Thailand.   With the theme “Facilitating Agri-business and Investment through Innovations in the Processed Food Sector in the Lancang-Mekong Region”, the two-day event …

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MI LEADS COLLABORATIVE INFORMATION EXCHANGE ON WATER STORAGE STRUCTURE PROJECTS TO IMPROVE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION

Mekong Institute (MI), in cooperation with the Thai Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) through the support of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, is implementing a project that endeavors to strengthen cooperation on hydropower projects and mitigation of associated climate change impacts concerning the six Mekong-Lancang countries, namely Cambodia, P.R. China, …

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MEKONG INSTITUTE LAUNCHES GMS STATISTICS DATABASE AND E-LIBRARY

Mekong Institute is pleased to announce the launch of its new knowledge platforms—the GMS Statistics Database and the MI E-Library. Both platforms feature a streamlined and simplified design coupled with up-to-date content offerings.   The GMS Statistics Database provides national and international-generated statistics on the GMS countries’ socio-economic indicators in agriculture, labor, education, and trade, among others. …

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CHINA-THAI PROJECT SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION MECHANISM ON WATER POWER PROJECTS

Bangkok, Thailand (11 October 2018) – The Thai Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE), the Government of the People’s Republic of China through the Embassy of China in Thailand, and Mekong Institute (MI), are signing today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a landmark project that endeavors to strengthen cooperation on hydropower projects and …

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MI OPENS APPLICATIONS TO POSTHARVEST TRAINING IN FRESH PRODUCE

Mekong Institute, with the support of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, is organizing the Regional Training Program on Postharvest Management System in Fresh Horticultural Produce from November 12–23 at the MI Residential Training Center in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The two-week course seeks to introduce innovative postharvest handling technologies and highlight how effective …

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PROSAFE TRAINING FOCUSES ON HYGIENE AND SANITATION IN THE FOOD SERVICE SECTOR

Mekong Institute (MI), through its PROSAFE (Promoting Safe Food) Project, continues its commitment to strengthen food safety capacities in the region. Today, October 8, the regional training on Food Hygiene and Sanitation for Food Handlers opens at the MI Residential Training Center in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The 5-day training gathers participants from the government and …

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MI OPENS APPLICATIONS TO REGIONAL TRAINING ON RURAL E-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT

Mekong Institute, with the support of the Government of the People’s Republic of China through the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund, is organizing a regional modular training program on “Rural E-commerce Development in Lancang-Mekong.” The training program consists of three phases scheduled between October 2018 and March 2019.   The training is part of a two-year project on “Action …

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MI SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE MODULAR TRAINING ON MANAGEMENT OF SEZS

Khon Kaen – Mekong Institute (MI) successfully completed a one – week modular training on “Management of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Lancang – Mekong countries” on September 24 – 28, 2018 at its residential training center, Khon Kaen, Thailand. The training program is part of the three – year project on “Joint Development of …

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