This report includes analyses of national plans at sector levels, and regional investment priorities that were preliminarily identified in the energy sector.

The Nineteenth Meeting of the Working Group on Environment (WGE AM-19) was held in Xiengkhouang, Lao PDR. The meeting was held in parallel to the Working Group on Agriculture’s 10th Annual Meeting, and was preceded by a joint knowledge event on 2 April and a joint field trip on 4 April. WGE AM-19 was organized by Lao PDR’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and the GMS Environment Operations Center (EOC).

This document summarizes the outcome of the Tenth Meeting of the Greater Mekong Subregion Working Group on Agriculture (WGA-10), held in Xiengkhouang, Lao People‟s Democratic Republic on 3 April 2013.

This report highlights issues on labor migration in the Greater Mekong Subregion and offers recommendations toward increasing social protection for migrants, strengthening capacity and legal framework, and enhancing knowledge management mechanisms.

This GMS E-News is a quarterly publication to provide readers with an update on activities and major developments in pursuit of accelerated development of the countries sharing the Mekong River.
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This document summarizes the outcome of the knowledge event, Facilitating Green Pro-Poor Value Chains in the Greater Mekong Subregion, held in Xiengkhouang, Lao People's Democratic Republic on 2 April 2013.

This document records the major contributions of the speakers and panelists during the Conference on Regional Cooperation and Integration: Experiences in Asia and the Pacific. It also includes the discussions in each session, including the statements and remarks delivered by the keynote speakers.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (12 February 2013) – The Asian Development Bank and Government of Australia are providing an extra $37 million for a project improving roads and tackling HIV and human trafficking risks along a key coastal route linking Viet Nam and Cambodia.