News Releases

Economic Corridors Development: Measure of Success of the GMS Program

Progress in developing the economic corridors in the Greater Mekong Subregion will be a key indicator of the success of the GMS Economic Cooperation Program, delegates at today's Third Economic Corridors Forum meeting heard.

Mekong Countries to Enhance Trade and Business In GMS Corridors

Initiatives to help the three priority transport links in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) become full-fledged economic corridors will be agreed during the Third Economic Corridors Forum (ECF-3) to be held here on 30 June.

GMS Countries Target 52M Tourist Arrivals in 2015

Countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion are stepping up efforts to implement the GMS Tourism Sector Strategy's joint marketing and promotion program to help achieve the target of 52 million international tourist arrivals and $53 billion in subregional tourism revenue by 2015.

GMS Tourism Working Group Reviews Strategic Tourism Programs; Promotes Subregional Tour Circuits

Members of the six-country Greater Mekong Subregion Tourism Working Group are meeting here today to discuss ways to accelerate programs to develop tourism-related human resources, jointly market the GMS as a single destination, and promote pro-poor tourism development.

North-South Economic Corridor in GMS Offers Investment Potentials

Agriculture, tourism, power, logistics and manufacturing sectors in the North-South Economic Corridor of the Greater Mekong Subregion offer good investment opportunities.

GMS Countries Meet to Further North-South Economic Corridor Development

Senior officials from five countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion along with  private sector representatives will meet here on 19-20 May to discuss priority issues and further advance development of the North-South Economic Corridor.

ADB Supports Tourism in the Greater Mekong Subregion

ADB will continue to help countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion promote tourism as a way to reduce poverty. The announcement came at the 2011 ASEAN Tourism Forum in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh.

ADB To Help Set Up Railway Coordination Office for GMS Countries

ADB will provide a technical assistance grant to help countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion achieve greater connectivity through coordinated railway development.

ADB, GMS Countries Seek Community Support to Conserve Threatened Forests

ADB is supporting the governments of Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam in a community-driven initiative to conserve more than 1.9 million hectares of threatened forest land, home to over 170,000 mostly poor, ethnic minority people.

New Lao PDR Hydro Project to Spur Development, Improve Lives

Nam Theun 2, the Lao People's Democratic Republic's largest hydropower facility, was officially inaugurated today, signaling a new era for growth, development and poverty reduction in the landlocked Southeast Asian country.