Although the Asia-Pacific region has been ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic in the past year, the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects have made headways by leaps and bounds.
After five years of construction, the China-Laos Railway, a docking project between the BRI and Laos' strategy to convert itself from a land-locked country to a land-linked hub, started operation on Dec. 3.
The Lane Xang EMU train of the China-Laos Railway departs from Vientiane Railway Station in Vientiane, Laos, on Dec. 3, 2021. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on Nov. 21, 2021 shows a section of the China-Laos Railway on the outskirts of Vientiane, Laos. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
