Runoff From Railway Project Pollutes River in Lao Tourist Destination
The Lao-Chinese railway project has released polluted water from construction work into the Xong River in Vientiane province’s Vang Vieng district, one of the most popular destinations in the country for tourists, an local resident and an environmental official told RFA’s Lao Service.More ...
RFA’s Lao Service
Think tank: Laos-China railway opens doors for establishment of SEZs
The government’s top economic research agency has suggested that investment focus in areas which would make use of and maximise the benefits of the Laos-China railway.There is the possibility of building Special Economic Zones (SEZs) along the 409-km route of the high-speed railway, with a ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Laos-China Railway Project funds construction of bridges in Attapeu
Four steel bridges connecting Samakhixay district to the flood-hit areas of Sanamxay district in Attapeu province have been completed with grant assistance from the Laos-China Railway Project.More ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Railway Cuts Through, Belt & Road Reviewed At China-ASEAN Meet
Travelers, tourists and residents in Laos can expect to be able to ride the rails to traverse some of the country’s key destinations and onward to China’s Yunnan province and beyond by the end of 2021, and eventually, in the other direction to Bangkok, a major strategic dialogue meeting ...
The Laotian Times
New guidelines to regulate railway development, management
Policy-makers are drafting a law that provides guidelines for the efficient development of a railway network and its commercial operation, to maximise the benefits of rail transport and drive socio-economic development.More ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Laos, China ink deal on railway service training college
Laos and China on Tuesday signed an agreement for a feasibility study on the establishment of a college that would train personnel to work as ticket sellers, station operators and provide various passenger services.More ...
Times Reporters
Work on Laos-China railway powers on, despite rain
Construction of the almost-US$6 billion railway linking Vientiane to the Chinese border is making good progress despite the torrential rains, floods and landslides afflicting the north of the country.More ...
Somsack Pongkhao
Chinese constructors complete foundations of Mekong River rail bridges
VIENTIANE (Xinhua) — The concrete casting for the last pier understructure of LuangPrabang railway bridge has been successfully completed, laying down all the foundation construction work of the two cross-Mekong River super major bridges along the China-Laos railway.More ...
Vientiane Times
Laos-China Rail produced beams popping up in capital
The Laos-China Railway Project is building pre-stressed concrete beams to be placed on pylons to create a stretch of high-speed railroad on the relatively flat Vientiane Plain, with approximately 800 beams required. More ...
Vientiane Times
Vice Premier Urges No Shortcomings Occur with Laos-China Railway Project
(KPL) Vice Premier Bounthong Chitmany has urged military and police officers serving on the Laos-China Construction Project to make sure that there are no shortcomings occurring with the project.More ...
KPL
