The Mekong Institute (MI) held its Online Steering Committee Meeting No. 2/2025 on November 18, 2025, chaired by Dr. Narongchai Akrasanee, Chairman of the MI Steering Committee.  The meeting brought together Steering Committee Members from the six member countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) to deliberate on key institutional and strategic matters, including the finalization …

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Khon Kaen, Thailand – The Mekong Institute (MI), with support from the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund (LMCSF), concluded the 2nd Regional Training cum Workshop on the Promotion of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) from November 17-19, 2025, at MI Headquarters in Khon Kaen, Thailand. Organized under the three-year project “Special Economic Zones (SEZs) Promotion for Intra-regional …

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Yangon, Myanmar, November 18, 2025 — The Mekong Institute (MI) joined partners and stakeholders in celebrating the 13th Anniversary of the Myanmar Consumers Union (MCU), reaffirming a shared commitment to advancing consumer rights and protection in Myanmar. The hybrid celebration was held under the theme “Choose to Move, Not to Lose – Empowering Consumer Action …

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Khon Kaen, Thailand, November 14, 2025 – The Mekong Institute (MI), under its Mekong CREATES Project and with support from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), successfully concluded a five-day Regional Training on Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from November 10 to 14, 2025 at …

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The Mekong Institute (MI) joined leading experts, policymakers, academic researchers, students, and practitioners from across the Lancang–Mekong Subregion (LMS) at the 9th Suranaree University of Technology (SUT) International Colloquium on “Agricultural Technology for BCG Economy Development,” held on November 13, 2025, in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Hosted by Suranaree University of Technology, the Colloquium forms part …

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 We’re Turning 30 Next Year!  As MI marks three decades of advancing cooperation, innovation, and sustainable development across the GMS, we invite YOU to celebrate with us through creativity. Join the MI 30th Anniversary Logo Design Competition! Design a commemorative logo that reflects our anniversary theme: “People, Partnership, and Progress: Celebrating 30 Years in Service …

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Bangkok, Thailand – November 10, 2025 — The Mekong Institute (MI), in collaboration with the Center for International Cultural Communication (CICC) of China International Communications Group and China Southern Power Grid Lancang-Mekong International Energy Co., Ltd. (CSG-LMI), successfully co-hosted the 2025 China–ASEAN Youth Culture Week: ASEAN (Thailand) Venue. Under the theme “Shaping a Shared Future …

MI Co-Hosts 2025 China–ASEAN Youth Culture Week in Bangkok, Putting Youth at the Heart of Green Transformation Read More »

Hanoi, Viet Nam — November 7, 2025 — Mekong Institute (MI), in partnership with the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Agriculture and Environment (ISPAE) under Viet Nam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, convened a regional workshop to promote cooperative solutions for transboundary environmental challenges in the Ayeyawady–Chao Phraya–Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) region.  …

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Mekong Institute (MI), together with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Zhejiang University, with support from the ASEAN–CGIAR Innovate for Food and Nutrition Security Regional Program (IFRP), convened the ASEAN–China Workshop 2025 on Agri-food Trade, Value Chains, and Green Finance on November 6–7, 2025, in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The 1.5-day workshop brought together 38 representatives …

ASEAN–China Workshop 2025 Advances Regenerative Agriculture, Green Trade, and Green Finance for Sustainable Agrifood Systems Read More »

MI’s Mekong CREATES Forum 2025 serves as a catalyst for Cambodia’s agrifood systems transformation, linking government, private sector, and local communities in pursuit of sustainability and resilience.  Phnom Penh, Cambodia – October 23, 2025 – The Mekong Institute (MI), with support from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (NZ MFAT), successfully convened the Mekong CREATES Agrifood Systems Forum 2025 under …

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