Construction going well on China-Laos railway
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Construction of the Kunming-Vientiane Railway to link China and Laos is proceeding smoothly, according to the company in charge of the project's Chinese section.
Xinhua丨Updated: August 24, 2020
Aerial photo taken on July 24, 2020 shows the China-Laos Railway's Ban Ladhan Mekong River Super Major Bridge in Laos. The China-Laos Railway will run more than 400 km from Boten border gate in northern Laos, bordering China, to Vientiane with an operating speed of 160 km per hour. The project started in Dec. 2016 and is scheduled to be completed and open to traffic in December 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
