Laos, China to celebrate first anniversary of railway

Stewardesses of the Laos-China Railway Co, Ltd. wait for passengers by a Lane Xang EMU train at the Vientiane Station on May 24, 2022. - Xinhua

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Laos and China will host events on Saturday (Dec 30) to mark the first anniversary of the Laos-China Railway, one of the key drivers of economic growth in Laos.

Inaugurated on Dec 3, 2021, the railway connects Vientiane with Kunming in southwest China’s Yunnan province over a distance of 1,035km.