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Mekong leaders warn climate change ‘driving hotspots, haze’

Environmental leaders from across the Mekong sub-region have reiterated their joint commitment to achieving ambitious hotspot and haze reduction targets, while acknowledging that the region faces many challenges. The 13th Meeting of the Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee on Transboundary Haze Pollution in the Mekong Sub-Region, was ...

 Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mekong-leaders-warn-climate-change-driving-hotspots-haze-

Oz digs deep for water infrastructure

11 November 2021
The Phnom Penh Post
Environment and natural resources / Water resources
Mekong Sub region / Mekong Water Solutions / Mekong-Australia Partnership (MAP)

Australia launched the Cambodian component of the Mekong-Australia Partnership (MAP) initiative to strengthen Cambodia’s economic recovery, environmental resilience and human resource development. ...

 Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/oz-digs-deep-water-infrastructure

Cambodia highlights Mekong-Ganga cooperation achievements

22 July 2021
Khmer Times
International relations
COVID-19 / Mekong Sub region / Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC)

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation H.E. Prak Sokhonn has lauded the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC)’s active contribution to the development of the Mekong sub-region. ...

 Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50898832/cambodia-highlights-mekong-ganga-cooperation-achievements/

The drugs don’t work: Despite the best efforts of the authorities, producers of fake medicines are making a killing in Cambodia

11 March 2013
Southeast Asia Globe
Economy and commerce / Health care policy and administration / Public health / Social development
active pharmaceutical ingredient / American Enterprise Institute / API / Cambodia’s Ministry of Health / Chamkarmon district / Chinese aid / counterfeit antibiotics / counterfeit market / Counterfeit medicine / Harry Waskiewicz / Indian aid / malaria / Mekong Sub region / Myanmar / Pailin / Palin Province / pesticides / Pfizer Global Security / Phnom Penh / PQM / Regional Director of Pfizer Global Security Harry Waskiewicz / substandard medicines / Thailand

“Counterfeit medicine kills, while real medicine heals.” This was the simple but apt message selected just over a year ago for a poster campaign in Cambodia that aimed to raise awareness of the risks of counterfeit medications, as part of a government crackdown on the ...

http://sea-globe.com/the-drugs-dont-work/

Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia seek investments for Mekong sub region

10 November 2012
saigon-gpdaily
Economy and commerce / Exports / Imports / Investment / Trade
Cambodia / Cambodia-Lao-Vietnam Development Triangle Area / cash crop planting / construction / Dak Lak / Dang Xuan Quang / Dao Quang Thu / Development Triangle Area / FDI / foreign direct investment / Foreign Investment Department of the Ministry of Planning and Investment / hydro-power / Indian aid / Infrastructure / Investment / investment licensing / Japanese aid / Korea / Laos / Mekong Sub region / mining / ODA / Official Development Assistance / Planning and Investment / seaports / triangle area / world markets

Delegates attending a forum on investment and cooperation for the Mekong sub region, held in the central highland province of Dak Lak on November 9, all agreed that Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia need to work on common preferential policies to attract lucrative investments for the ...

http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Business/2012/11/103287/

Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam cooperate in developing tourism

19 September 2012
Travel Daily News
Industries / Tourism
Cambodia / CLMV / Ho Chi Minh / Ho Chi Minh City / Laos / Mekong Sub region / Myanmar / Thailand / VISA

Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, which form the Mekong Sub-Region agreed last week in Ho Chi Minh City to implement a single visa among themselves. Thailand could even join the scheme At a conference aimed at promoting tourism in the region, ministers of tourism from Cambodia, ...

http://www.traveldailynews.asia/news/article/50439/cambodia-laos-myanmar-and-vietnam

Mekong environment ministers talk on sustainable economic development

6 August 2011
The Southeast Asia Weekly
Agriculture and fishing / Economy and commerce / Energy / Energy policy and administration / Environment and natural resources / Generation and distribution facilities / Social development / The poor / Water resources
ADB / Agriculture & Agri-business / Asian Development Bank (ADB) / Bindu Lohan / biodiversity / Biodiversity Conservation Corridor Initiatives / Cambodia / China Vietnam / Climate Change / conservation / Development / economic cevelopment / economic cooperation / Economic Development / Economic growth / economic sector / energy / energy tourism transport / environment / environmental challanges / environmental cooperation / environmental regulations / Environmentalists / Finland / food security / foreign diplomats / Forest / fovernment / GDP / GDP growth / GMS / Greater Mekong Sub-region / Greater Mekong Sub-Region Environment Ministers / Guangxi Zhuang / Hun Sen / Investment / Lao Myanmar / Mekong river / Mekong Sub region / natural resources / Netherlands / poverty rate / PRC / prime minister / Prime Minister Hun Sen / regional environmental cooperation / Samdech Hun Sen / sustainable economic development / Sweeden / Thailand / Water resources / Yunnan / Yunnan Province

Cambodia on July 28th hosted the 3rd Greater Mekong Sub- Region Environment Ministers to look forward to sustainable economic development in the region and to talk about current projects to reduce harm for regions and also to minimize several environmental challenges affecting natural resources, forest and ...

 (Khem Sovannara and Chhorng Long Heng, p 7)
http://thesoutheastasiaweekly.com/?p=1289