Milestone reached on Sino-Lao railway
Builders began to lay the first steel truss complex on Friday on Yuanjiang Railway Bridge-which has the tallest bridge pier in the world and the longest span between two piers-on the Chinese section of the 925.5-kilometer China-Laos railway, a major project in the Belt and ...
Mo Hong'e
PM highlights significance of connectivity for regional ties
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has reaffirmed that regional connectivity will be realised after the completion of railways linking China to Asean member nations.More ...
Somsack Pongkhao
Railway compensation targeted for this month, Parliament told
Compensation for people affected by the construction of the Laos-China railway and related facilities is expected to be paid out this month after a long delay, authorities in charge told the National Assembly (NA) last week.More ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
PM: Railway will benefit economy, development
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has told a regional meeting in Japan that the Laos-China railway, which is part of the China-led Belt and Road Initiative, will greatly benefit Laos’ economy and overall development, Japan’s Nikkei reported yesterday. Given Laos’ goal of graduating from Least Developed Country ...
Vientiane Times
Compensation rate for railway-affected property approved
Authorities in charge have approved the amount of compensation to be paid to people who have lost land or other property due to the construction of the Laos-China railway. Governor of Luang Prabang province, Mr Khamkhan Chanthavisouk, recently issued a decision detailing the compensation rate ...
Vientiane Times