News Releases

5 Jul 2005

Kunming Declaration: 'A Stronger GMS Partnership for Common Prosperity'

The Heads of Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the People's Republic of China, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Union of Myanmar, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, met in Kunming, China for the Second GMS Summit.
5 Jul 2005

Mekong Countries Plan Information Superhighway

Telecommunications operators and government telecommunications agencies from the six countries sharing the Mekong River today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate in planning and construction of the GMS Information Superhighway Network (ISN). It was a follow-up to the signing of the MOU among the governments of six countries on the joint cooperation in the construction of the ISN in December 2004.
5 Jul 2005

Mekong Countries to Establish Animal Diseases Prevention, Control System

Six countries sharing the Mekong River today took a significant step toward controlling transboundary animal diseases by signing an agreement to establish a subregional animal diseases prevention and control system.
5 Jul 2005

Mekong Leaders Endorse Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Initiative

The Prime Ministers of the six countries sharing the Mekong River today approved a critical initiative to set up conservation corridors connecting important biodiversity areas in the subregion.
5 Jul 2005

Mekong River Countries to Start Preparing for Regional Power Trading Arrangements

The governments of six countries sharing the Mekong River today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Guidelines for the Implementation of the Regional Power Trade Operating Agreement (RPTOA) Stage 1.
4 Jul 2005

Mekong Countries Sign Agreements to Open Borders

Mekong countries today took a major step forward to opening their borders by agreeing to implement trade facilitation measures, including single-stop inspection at key frontiers.
3 Jul 2005

Mekong Countries Discuss Private Sector Participation Prior to Summit

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), comprised of six countries sharing the Mekong River, provides tremendous business opportunities for the private sector, ADB Vice-President Liqun Jin told the opening ceremony today of the Forum on Business Participaton in GMS Cooperation.
27 Jun 2005

ADB to Help Control Malaria Among Ethnic Communities in the Mekong Region

ADB will help reduce the burden of malaria among poor ethnic communities living in malaria-prone areas in the Greater Mekong Subregion through a technical assistance grant approved for US$750,000.
23 Jun 2005

Asia-Pacific Ministers Pledge More Priority For Health

Health and development leaders from 24 countries in Asia and the Pacific closed a two-day forum in Tokyo yesterday with pledges to place health higher on the development agenda.
22 Jun 2005

ADB Preparing Project to Complete Coastal Corridor in Mekong Region

ADB will help prepare a project that will complete the Southern Coastal Corridor linking Thailand, Cambodia, and Viet Nam through a technical assistance grant approved for US$1 million.