VIENTIANE, Dec 5: The official inauguration of the Laos-China railway took place on December 3. This historic event is not only a milestone in Laos’ efforts to shake off the shackles of its landlocked status by becoming a land bridge within the region but will create a lot of development opportunities and enable Laos, one of the least developed countries in the region, to thrive in coming decades.
Laos is a landlocked country located in the middle of the Mekong region between the emerging economies of China, Thailand and Vietnam.
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