AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoRegional Digital Economy: Laos hosted a Lancang-Mekong seminar in Vang Vieng to boost digital economy capacity, align digital standards, and help MSMEs join cross-border e-commerce. Regional Peace & Connectivity: Cambodia launched the second Mekong-Lancang Peace Boat programme in Phnom Penh, bringing officials, researchers, and journalists from six countries for a week of dialogue and people-to-people exchanges. Water & Environment Cooperation: K-water reviewed progress under the Han River–Mekong River Declaration, using a Korea-Mekong knowledge hub to transfer water management know-how to Laos and other basin countries. Laos Mineral Governance: Laos is moving to target illegal mining, strengthen mineral development management, and expand domestic processing after a draft order review by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Laos Education & Skills: Sookmyung Women’s University trained 110 women from partner universities in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam in digital skills, entrepreneurship, and career support. Laos Science Discovery: New research on the Plain of Jars points to DNA testing of bones from Jar 1 to identify who the buried people were and where they came from. Wildlife & Conservation: A new rove beetle genus named “Luffy” includes a species found in northern Laos, adding to the region’s biodiversity science.
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