ROUND TABLE MEETING PROCEEDINGS

Written by Mekong Institute

Section 1

  • Overview of MIRAC Round Table Meeting
  • Round Table Meeting Objectives/ Description of program agenda/ MIRAC Role in GMS research initatves 2

Section 2

  • Community-based Tourism and Rubber Plantation in the GMS

Section 3

  • GMS Border Trade Facilitations
  • Invited Paper Presentation on Trade Status and Border Trade Facilitation in the GMS

Section 4

  • Foreign Direct Investment
  • Invited paper presentation on Foreign Direct Investment Opportunities/ Challenges and Trends in the GMS Countries

Section 5

  • Synthesis of the first day meeting

Section 6

  • SMEs Development and Management in the GMS

Section 7

  • Labor Migraton Status in Garment Industry in Cambodia
  • MIRAC Reserch Paper Presentation
  • Potentials of Garment Sector Investment of Rural Area in Improving Socio-Economic Condtions of Migrants in kandal Province, Cambodia.

Section 8

  • HIV/ AIDS Prevention and care in the GMS
  • Invited Paper Presentation on
  • HIV/ AIDS Status in the GMS: Special Focus on Yunnan, China

Section 9

  • Regional cooperation
  • Invited Paper Presentation on
  • Supposing Conception of Developing the Upper Mekong Economic Copperation (UMC): A New Idea to the GMS Cooperation Systems

Section 10

  • Synthesis of the round Table meeting

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Mrs. Guohua Liu

Director, Sustainable Energy & Environment (SEE) Department

Mrs. Liu Guohua is the Director of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Department at the Mekong Institute. Prior to this role, she worked in the Department of International Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, where she played a key role in shaping and implementing China’s cooperation strategies with UN development agencies. During this time, Mrs. Liu was actively involved in advancing initiatives related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a focus on climate change and green development. Additionally, she contributed to the evaluation of projects funded by various Chinese initiatives, such as the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund, Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund, etc.

In addition to her work in the Department of International Economic Affairs, Mrs. Liu has an extensive diplomatic background. She spent 7 years in the Department of African Affairs, followed by a 4-year tenure at the Chinese Embassy in Lao PDR, where she gained deep expertise in both Southeast Asian and African affairs. These diverse experiences have played a crucial role in shaping her approach to sustainable development and international collaboration, particularly in building regional partnerships and tackling global challenges like climate change.

She holds a Master’s degree in Economics, with a specialization in Finance, from the Central University of Finance and Economics, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, specializing in International Economics and Trade, from the Shanghai University of International Business and Economics.