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GMS Countries Vow Continued Environmental Collaboration

Representatives of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries reaffirmed their continued support for regional cooperation on biodiversity conservation and environmental management. Read More

ADB Supports Tourism in the Greater Mekong Subregion

ADB 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. Read More

Greater Mekong Subregion

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is a natural economic area bound together by the Mekong River, covering 2.6 million square kilometers and a combined population of around 326 million.

The GMS countries are Cambodia, the People's Republic of China (PRC, specifically Yunnan Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region), Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam.

In 1992, with assistance from ADB, the six countries entered into a program of subregional economic cooperation, designed to enhance economic relations among the countries.