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Economic Corridors Development: Measure of Success of the GMS Program

Economic Corridors Development: Measure of Success of the GMS Program

VIENTIANE, LAO PDR (30 June 2011) – 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.

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ADB Supports Tourism in the Greater Mekong Subregion

ADB Supports Tourism in the Greater Mekong Subregion

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (25 January 2011) - The Asian Development Bank 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.

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ADB, GMS Countries Seek Community Support to Conserve Threatened Forests

ADB, GMS Countries Seek Community Support to Conserve Threatened Forests

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (13 December 2010) - The Asian Development Bank 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.

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ADB Approves $95 Million to Help Lao PDR, Viet Nam Upgrade Key Road Network

ADB Approves $95 Million to Help Lao PDR, Viet Nam Upgrade Key Road Network

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (29 November 2010) - The Asian Development Bank will extend $95 million to help the Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam upgrade roads in the northeastern transport corridor that offers trade and poverty reduction benefits to both countries, as well as the wider Mekong region.

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ADB to Improve Dengue, Disease Monitoring in Three Mekong Countries

ADB to Improve Dengue, Disease Monitoring in Three Mekong Countries

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (23 November 2010) - The Asian Development Bank is extending $49 million to expand surveillance response systems to help control dengue outbreaks, and prevent the spread of communicable and tropical diseases in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam.

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Mekong Nations Gather to Chart Regional Cooperation for Next Decade

Mekong Nations Gather to Chart Regional Cooperation for Next Decade

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (18 August 2010) - Ministers from the six countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion are holding its 16th Ministerial Meeting in Ha Noi, Viet Nam on 20 August 2010 to discuss a new 10-year (2012-2022) framework for regional cooperation.

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ADB to Invest in Greater Mekong Subregion, Clean Energy Fund

ADB to Invest in Greater Mekong Subregion, Clean Energy Fund

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (9 July 2010) - The Asian Development Bank will invest $15 million to support clean energy projects in the Greater Mekong Subregion and South Asia through the Mekong Brahmaputra Clean Development Fund.

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