Ministers Endorse $64 Billion Project Plan under Strategy for Mekong At the 22nd Greater Mekong Subregion Ministerial Conference in Ha Noi, Viet Nam in mid-September, ministers endorsed a 5-year action plan framework that includes $64 billion in projects to help the subregion achieve inclusive growth and sustainable development. Read more. Photo: (Left to right) Cambodia’s Minister in charge of GMS Cooperation Sok Chenda Sophea, People’s Republic of China’s Assistant Minister of Finance Xu Hongcai, Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s Minister of Planning and Investment Souphanh Keomixay, Viet Nam’s Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, Myanmar’s Deputy Minister of Planning and Finance Set Aung, Thailand's Minister of Transport Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, and Asian Development Bank Vice-President Stephen P. Groff. Plus: The 9th GMS Economic Corridors Forum was held in the same week in Ha Noi. Participants discussed measures to deepen and widen connectivity along GMS economic corridors, such as multimodal transport, logistics development, and the role of the private sector.