{"id":28734,"date":"2026-08-20T14:34:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T07:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/?p=28734"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:52:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T07:52:58","slug":"mtec-nstda-welcomes-lmc-special-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/mtec-nstda-welcomes-lmc-special-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"MTEC, NSTDA Welcomes Delegates from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People\u2019s Republic of China on the Implementation of Projects under the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Special Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28734\" class=\"elementor elementor-28734\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c965cdc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c965cdc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffec8d0\" data-id=\"ffec8d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b1f1da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b1f1da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28740\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/11.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/11-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab82228 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab82228\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc21f51\" data-id=\"dc21f51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f3ad8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24f3ad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">On 19 August 2026, at the National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Dr. Ekkarut Viyanit, MTEC Deputy Executive Director, together with MTEC researchers and representatives from Strategic Alliance and Partnership Development Section, Research and Innovation Strategy Division, welcomed the delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People\u2019s Republic of China led by Mr. Wang Dexin, Counselor, Department of Asian Affairs. The delegation also included representatives from the Chinese Embassy Bangkok, Thai agencies under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) receiving support from the MLC Special Fund, and the Division of Foreign Affairs, Office of the Permanent Secretary, MHESI.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6e7a61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6e7a61\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ac7e48\" data-id=\"6ac7e48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f78730b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f78730b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/21-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28747\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/21-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/21-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/21-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/21-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/21-2048x1537.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dacf0f\" data-id=\"6dacf0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d97be7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d97be7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/31-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28748\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/31-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/31-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/31-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/31-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/31-2048x1537.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfccf81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfccf81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d063706\" data-id=\"d063706\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271d6d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"271d6d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The visit aims to inspect and discussion on the LMC funded project, entitle \u201cTechnological capability enhancement of local industries and product standardization initiative in accordance with high-speed railway project requirements\u201d, which is include MTEC\u2019s facilities visit, present the overview and achievements, and discussion on the challenges encountered in carrying out LMC projects.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">During the visit, Dr. Ekkarat, as the project leader guided the delegation through MTEC\u2019s railway-related research laboratories at the MTEC Pilot Plant. At the Railway and Modern Transportation Technology Research Group, the team presented key components of the fastener system developed and studied under the project, including the rubber rail pad and rail clip, which are important components supporting the development of draft technical standards. The delegation also visited MTEC\u2019s Laser Joining Technology Laboratory to learn more about relevant advanced manufacturing technologies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86b0ad9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86b0ad9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4189d3\" data-id=\"d4189d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3448d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3448d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28742\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/51-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/51-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/51-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed7da20\" data-id=\"ed7da20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a4992a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a4992a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8_0-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28743\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8_0-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8_0-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8_0-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8_0-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8_0-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd83e55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7_1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7_1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7_1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7_1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98ed031\" data-id=\"98ed031\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34677db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34677db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dc2c06\" data-id=\"0dc2c06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a043dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a043dd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9_0-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28746\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9_0-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9_0-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9_0-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9_0-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9_0-2048x1537.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-caa3bdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"caa3bdd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5408f51\" data-id=\"5408f51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e5d49b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e5d49b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Following the laboratory visits, Dr. Ekkarut presented an overview of the project\u2019s achievements, challenges, and lessons learned, as well as updates on activities that have continued beyond the project period. These include the development of two draft technical standards, ongoing collaboration with research and industrial partners in Thailand and China, and potential areas of research cooperation requiring further support from Chinese counterparts.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The discussion also covered key challenges and opportunities across the Thailand\u2013China railway industry value chain. 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