International relations

The National Union (KNU) has made four demands to Nay Pyi Taw and relevant governments and companies regarding the Dawei project: environmental and social impact assessments must be done fairly, negotiation with stakeholders must comply with applicable government, KNU and international laws; free, prior and ...

China has invested some 17.6 billion yuan(2.8 billion U.S. dollars) in improving the Sanjiangyuan area, the source of China’s major rivers. Sanjiangyuan in northwest China’s Qinghai Province, literally means the “source of three rivers,” is home to the headwaters of the Yangtze, Yellow, and Lancang ...

The government has announced the establishment of an inter-ministerial committee to organise the upcoming River Festival, which will be held next month in Kandal province and is expected to attract 1.5 million visitors. []“It is a key event in the campaign to promote Asean tourist sites. ...

The Government of Germany has supported the implementation of two joint projects between Cambodia and Laos and between Cambodia and Thailand, on natural resources management in the Mekong River Basin. According to the Mekong River Commission (MRC), the projects aim to better manage natural resources and ...

Some 30.2 million people, both locals and foreigners, are expected to make business trips in Thailand this year, generating revenue of 174 billion baht.  []Khon Kaen, located in the heart of Thailand’s Northeast region, has become a gateway to the Greater Mekong Subregion, which consists of ...

Vietnam’s outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) is expected to continue to increase rapidly in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. Vietnam’s OFDI has been increasing in recent years with 930 projects licensed, mostly in the fields of industry, agriculture, telecommunication and finance & banking. Forty percent are developed ...

Assam could emerge as the hub of trade and commerce between India and the ASEAN by replicating infrastructure development models adopted by Yunnan and the Greater Mekong sub-region, Kenichi Yokoyama, India director of Asian Development Bank said here on Sunday. Keep reading ...

The environment ministers of the six Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) states have endorsed the Core Environment Programme (CEP) Strategic Framework and Action Plan for 2018 to 2022 for member countries to work together on environmental issues and environmentally friendly development. Keep reading ...

The Lancang-Mekong River, which stretches for nearly 5,000 kilometres, plays such a big part in our lives. It is a gift from nature and embodies a natural bond of mutual support. Our cooperation came into being because of our shared river, and the proper use ...

India’s soft power and strategic connectivity approach with regard to the Act East Policy formulated by the BJP Government to revitalise a shared culture in Southeast Asia will be a game changer India is hosting the Asean-India commemorative summit with heads of the 10 Asean ...