Passengers queue at Luang Prabang railway station of the China-Laos Railway in Luang Prabang, Laos, on Dec 4, 2023. - Xinhua
VIENTIANE: At the age of 20, Lao girl Bounmee already became the breadwinner for her family. As the chief conductor of a bullet train on the China-Laos Railway, she now earns a salary way more than her peers.
"My parents are so proud of me," she said in fluent Chinese. After high school, she went to study Chinese in the hope that language skills could help her land a high-paying job, and the launch of the China-Laos Railway on Dec 3, 2021 helped her hard work pay off.
