Laos economy rising - Freight train service inaugurated between Shanghai and Vientiane

A train loaded with cargo including fruits and rubber from Southeast Asia departed from the Wangjiaying West Station in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Sunday morning, marking the inauguration of the service. - XInhua

KUNMING (Xinhua): A freight train service between Shanghai and Vientiane, capital of Laos, was launched on Sunday.

A train loaded with cargo including fruits and rubber from Southeast Asia departed from the Wangjiaying West Station in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Sunday morning, marking the inauguration of the service.