TECHNICAL DIALOGUE ADDRESSES SINGLE-USE PLASTICS REDUCTION SOLUTIONS IN KHON KAEN’S STREET FOOD COMPLEXES

Khon Kaen, November 29, 2023 — In a concerted effort to address the environmental challenges posed by single-use plastics, a technical dialogue on upstream single-use plastics reduction solutions took place in Khon Kaen at Mekong Institute (MI) on November 29, 2023. This event brought together street food vendor complex operators, street food vendors, provincial and …

TECHNICAL DIALOGUE ADDRESSES SINGLE-USE PLASTICS REDUCTION SOLUTIONS IN KHON KAEN’S STREET FOOD COMPLEXES Read More »

MI AND CCF ROLL OUT THE THIRD TRAINING FOR CAMBODIAN FOOD INSPECTORS

Marking another stride towards better market surveillance in Cambodia, Mekong Institute (MI) and the Consumer Protection, Competition, and Fraud Repression (CCF) Directorate-General delivered the third training under their joint initiative ‘Capacity Building Program on Food Safety Legal Framework and Better Market Surveillance for Food Inspectors’ on November 22, 2023 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Tailored to …

MI AND CCF ROLL OUT THE THIRD TRAINING FOR CAMBODIAN FOOD INSPECTORS Read More »

YUNNAN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS DELEGATION VISITED MI

A delegation led by Professor Yu Yimin, Dean of School of Information, Dean of Intelligent Application Research Institute, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics (YUFE) visited Mekong Institute (MI) on November 21, 2023. Mr. Rithy Buth, Officer-in-Charge and Director of Finance and Operations Department, welcomed the delegates and senior MI staff. The objective of the …

YUNNAN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS DELEGATION VISITED MI Read More »

MI’S DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS’ MEETING 2023 CHARTS A COURSE FOR COLLECTIVE IMPACT IN THE GREATER MEKONG SUBREGION

In a pledge to genuine transparency, accountability, and collaboration, the Mekong Institute (MI) convened with its development partners in Bangkok on November 16, 2023. The gathering marked a significant occasion as MI reintroduced its work portfolio and unveiled key findings from the mid-term review of its five-year strategic plan. Dignitaries from the MI Steering Committee, …

MI’S DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS’ MEETING 2023 CHARTS A COURSE FOR COLLECTIVE IMPACT IN THE GREATER MEKONG SUBREGION Read More »

HIGH-LEVEL MEETING MARKS THE LEGACY OF MI’S PROSAFE PROJECT

In a landmark high-level meeting in Bangkok, stakeholders from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Viet Nam (CLMV) celebrated the gains and discussed the future of Mekong Institute’s (MI) food safety project, Promoting Safe Food for Everyone or PROSAFE. The regional event welcomed nearly 80 participants, including key government officials from CLMV, marking the culmination of …

HIGH-LEVEL MEETING MARKS THE LEGACY OF MI’S PROSAFE PROJECT Read More »

EMPOWERING THE LANCANG-MEKONG REGION: MI AND GXPG LEAD A TRANSFORMATIVE ENERGY CONNECTIVITY TRAINING PROGRAM

As part of the broader goal of fostering regional cooperation and knowledge exchange within the energy sector, Mekong Institute (MI) and the Guangxi Power Grid Co., Ltd. (GXPG) co-hosted a regional training on “Promoting Greater Energy Connectivity for Equitable Development in the Lancang-Mekong (LM) Region,” in Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of …

EMPOWERING THE LANCANG-MEKONG REGION: MI AND GXPG LEAD A TRANSFORMATIVE ENERGY CONNECTIVITY TRAINING PROGRAM Read More »

MI AND ROK JOIN HANDS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN LUANG PRABANG, LAO PDR.

Mekong Institute (MI), with the support of the Mekong-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF), organized an Investment Forum in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR from 7 to 8 November 2023. The forum is one of the five-part series under MI’s three-year Sustainable and Smart Tourism Development project, aiming to unlock economic and environmental potential of selected …

MI AND ROK JOIN HANDS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN LUANG PRABANG, LAO PDR. Read More »

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM ON CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS IN CROP PRODUCTION

Mekong Institute (MI), with support from Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), will be organizing a five-day regional training program on Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Technologies and Innovations in Crop Production from November 27 to December 1 at the MI Training Centre in Khon Kaen, Thailand. This course will equip national agencies, academic institutions, …

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM ON CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS IN CROP PRODUCTION Read More »

MI ENHANCES CAPACITIES ON PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OF MEKONG COUNTRIES

Mekong Institute (MI), with support from the Mekong-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF), successfully organized a 5-day training on “Regional Project Monitoring and Evaluation” from October 30 – November 3, 2023, in Khon Kaen, Thailand. This comprehensive training workshop serves as the foundation for a broader journey towards capacity building for the joint formulation of …

MI ENHANCES CAPACITIES ON PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OF MEKONG COUNTRIES Read More »

GMS KNOWLEDGE NETWORK MAPS PRIORITY SECTORS AND APPROACHES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AMONG GREATER MEKONG COUNTRIES

Reinforcing its commitment to drive knowledge-based regional development in line with the GMS-2030 framework, the Greater Mekong Subregion Knowledge Network (GMS-KN) convened its 2nd Steering Committee (SC) Meeting supported and facilitated by the Mekong Institute (MI) and Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) GMS Secretariat in Bangkok on October 23, 2023. High-level representatives from knowledge institutions, universities, …

GMS KNOWLEDGE NETWORK MAPS PRIORITY SECTORS AND APPROACHES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AMONG GREATER MEKONG COUNTRIES Read More »

Scroll to Top