Myanmar's Ministry of Hotels and Tourism has received four projects funded by the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Special Fund from 2021 to 2023, an official from the ministry told Xinhua on Wednesday.

He said the ministry has completed the Establishment of Tourism Research Center Project with LMC fund 2021 and is working on three new projects.

These ongoing three projects are the Establishment of Bakery and Pastry Training Project in Yangon with LMC fund 2022, the Center for Tourism Development Project in Kengtung Township of Shan State, and the Making Tourism More Sustainable on Cultural Heritage Destination in Post Pandemic Project in Bagan with LMC fund 2023, he added.

The LMC-funded projects improve human resources and vocational skills, create jobs, and provide valuable skills for tourism workers, he said.