Laos welcomes first Chinese tourists arriving on cross-border train

Suanesavanh Vignaket (centre left) and her delegation welcome Chinese tourists on their arrival at Boten station in Luang Namtha province. - VT

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): The first group of Chinese tourists, numbering more than 200 in total, arrived in Laos last Thursday after travelling on the first cross-border train operated by the Laos-China Railway.

The group was warmly welcomed by Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Suanesavanh Vignaket, who met them upon their arrival at Boten station in Luang Namtha province.