The 5th Meeting of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Urban Development Working Group (UDWG) was held via web-based conferencing (Zoom) on 23 February 2022 with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) of the Government of Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) as host.
Instead of recapturing the tourism of the pre-pandemic era, countries should strive to create a new kind of tourism that is more closely aligned to the SDGs.
The pandemic-driven surge in data collection offers major opportunities, and some risks, for the reopening of tourism in the region.
Urban areas in Asia need to offer more and better public transport options to cut traffic jams and pollution
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) held its third Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS) on 16–17 March 2022.
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Sustainable Agriculture Support Program funded under RETA 9916 is spearheading two interconnected pilot demonstrations on digital agriculture on the (i) Traceability of Durian Exports from Thailand to PRC and (ii) Traceability of Dragon Fruit Exports from Viet Nam to PRC.
The 49th Meeting of the GMS Tourism Working Group held on 12 May 2022 via videoconference shared updates on GMS National Tourism Organizations' progress of implementing tourism recovery initiatives and strategies, the COVID-19 and tourism situation in GMS countries, and Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) activities. The meeting also discussed various GMS tourism support initiatives and the ASEAN Tourism Standards implementation progress, issues and lessons under the GMS Tourism Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth Project.
This report highlights the results of Asian Development Bank (ADB) operations to support regional cooperation and integration (RCI) completed during 2017–2020.