Thailand is host for this week's 8th Acmes summit. (Graphic by PRD for Ministry of Foreign Affairs))Renewed schemes for the region's three great rivers -- under the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (Acmecs) -- are making a comeback after some soul-searching amid a plethora of connectivity plans. Bangkok will host the 8th Acmecs summit this Friday and Saturday. The Acmecs is a cooperation framework aiming to reduce the economic gap and promoting development cooperation among Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam as well as improving their river-related livelihoods. It is the only sub-regional organisation that incorporates the three rivers into one strategic scheme affecting 220 million people.

Source: Bangkok Post June 11, 2018 21:45 UTC