Laos-China railway 78 percent complete
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Construction of the 414-km Laos-China railway from the Chinese border to Vientiane is progressing well and is now 78.2 per cent complete.According to a report issued on September 30 by the project management committee, all of the main structures such as ...
News Desk
Lao gov't gets ready for opening of China-Laos railway in 2021
VIENTIANE – Officials from the Lao Ministry of Public Works and Transport and other sectors are learning about railway operations from Chinese experts in Lao capital Vientiane to prepare for the opening of China-Laos railway in 2021.The final railway technology training course is taking place ...
Xinhua News
Indonesia announces start date for $1.9bn Vietnam–Laos rail link
The Indonesia Railway Development Consortium has announced plans to begin work in 2021 on a 400km rail line between Vietnam and Laos for a price of $1.9bn.The consortium is made up of INKA, Indonesia’s state-owned train maker, and Indonesian Railways Company, its main operating company. ...
GCR Staff
Lao gov’t gives green light to PetroTrade for Laos-Vietnam railway development
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao government has entrusted and given the right to the Petroleum Trading Lao Public Company (PetroTrade) to conduct a feasibility study on the Laos-Vietnam Railway Project, from Thakhaek district in Khammuan province, Laos, to the Vietnamese border.The Ministry of Planning ...
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Nearly 80 pct of China-Laos railway construction completed
NANNING, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) — Nearly 80 percent of the construction of the China-Laos railway has been completed, said Lao Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on Saturday.The railway will serve as a key infrastructure for the economic corridor between the two countries and help boost ...
Li Xia
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-09/22/c_138412982.htm
Laos pushing rail link development for regional connectivity
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos is working to promote rail link development to maximise the economic benefits of multiple transport corridors that connect with the region.A senior public works and transport official highlighted the government efforts in his address at a meeting of the Sub-working ...
Somxay Sengdara
http://annx.asianews.network/content/laos-pushing-rail-link-development-regional-connectivity-103545
More Lao cargo needed to fill cross-border freight train
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The newly launched transit freight train service requires more cargo shipments from Laos to Thailand to be successful.The train can carry 10 to 20 containers in and out of the country, but it appears that the number of exporters is smaller ...
News Desk
http://annx.asianews.network/content/more-lao-cargo-needed-fill-cross-border-freight-train-101904
First Freight Train Service Launched from Laos
The first freight train service to and from Laos was launched yesterday, with a shipment of Beerlao crossing the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge.Cargo from a container yard at Thanaleng Railway Station in Vientiane, Laos, can now be shipped by train as far as the Laem Chaban ...
The Laotian Times
https://laotiantimes.com/2019/08/02/first-freight-train-launched-from-laos/
Work on Mekong railway bridge running ahead of schedule
LUANG PRABANG, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Construction of a bridge across the Mekong River in Luang Prabang which will carry the Laos-China railway is running ahead of schedule, according to Chinese construction companies.The companies in charge of the bridge and railway construction project on Sunday ...
News Desk
http://annx.asianews.network/content/work-mekong-railway-bridge-running-ahead-schedule-101108
Northern Lao province eyes development in conjunction with China-Laos railway
VIENTIANE, July 10 (Xinhua) –– Oudomxay, a province in northern Laos some 400 km north of Lao capital Vientiane, is looking to improve its infrastructure to accommodate the new China-Laos railway and boost development.Oudomxay Provincial Governor Khamphan Pheuyyavong said the under-construction railway will run for ...
Yamei
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-07/10/c_138214924.htm