Land-sea train from China to Laos launched with faster clearance

File photo of a freight train bound for Lao capital Vientiane from southwest China's Chongqing. - Xinhua

CHONGQING (Xinhua): An international rail-sea freight train left southwest China's Chongqing Municipality Saturday (May 21) for Vientiane in Laos, with customs clearance faster than ever.

The train loaded with local food from Chongqing and agricultural machinery is expected to arrive in Vientiane along the China-Laos Railway in four days.