Mekong countries adopt 1st master plan focused on growth

The leaders of five Mekong River basin countries on Saturday adopted a five-year master plan focused on improving transportation infrastructure, harmonizing trade and investment rules, and human resources development. The 2019-2023 master plan, the first of its kind, was endorsed by the leaders of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam at the eighth Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy summit in Bangkok.

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