The China-Laos Railway has seen robust growth in both passenger and freight transport since its launch, providing strong ...

Discover the efficiency and comfort of traveling on the Laos high-speed train between Vientiane and Vang Vieng in this ...

The more than 250-mile, $6 billion railway is set to cut through the northern part of Laos and is primarily financed and built by the Chinese. So... In Laos, A Chinese-Funded Railway Sparks Hope For ...

VIENTIANE: The governments of Laos and Vietnam agreed to speed up major infrastructure and economic cooperation projects when the two Prime Ministers met for talks in Vientiane on Feb 5.

BEIJING (AP) — After a blessing by Buddhist monks, Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh on Friday rode the first run of a $5.9 billion Chinese-built railway that links isolated, mountainous Laos with ...

THANALAENG, LAOS — Landlocked, impoverished Laos will soon take a significant step some countries first made two centuries ago — it will chug into the railway age with a humble, 2.17-mile line, but ...

Spanning a total length of 177.5 km, the transmission line includes a 145-km Chinese section and a 32.5-km Lao section. The infrastructure was funded and constructed by China Southern Power Grid Co., ...

Change is coming to sleepy Laos in the form of a $7.2 billion railway, set to carve its way through this war-ravaged nation. The costs are to be borne by the Laotian government, courtesy of a Chinese ...

BEIJING, Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As of Monday, the China-Laos Railway has facilitated more than 43 million passenger trips and transported 48.3 million tons of goods during its three years of ...

The Lane Xang passenger train of the China-Laos Railway runs past a maintenance centre in Luang Prabang, Laos, on March 30, 2023. [Zhou Xing/Xinhua] Speeding through mountains and valleys, trains are ...