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China-Laos railway – a guide to the Boten-Vientiane railway in Laos

August 4, 2020 By James Clark 1 Comment

The Boten – Vientiane railway (also known as the China-Laos railway) is a new railway that will connect Kunming in China to Vientiane in Laos. From Boten on the China/Laos border the railway will travel 414 km through Laos to the capital of Vientiane. The only railway in Laos is a border station operated by […]

Filed Under: Laos, Railways Tagged With: boten, laos, luang prabang, vang vieng, vientiane

The East–West Economic Corridor Railway from Myanmar to Vietnam

April 21, 2020 By James Clark 3 Comments

The East–West Economic Corridor is an economic development program spanning across mainland Southeast Asia, covering Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam, with Cambodia also included. The corridor was envisaged as a land bridge connecting the Indian and Pacific Oceans, saving the sea route via the Malacca Strait. The road route connects the port cities of Mawlamyine […]

Filed Under: Laos, Myanmar, Railways, Thailand, Vietnam Tagged With: laos, myanmar, railways, thailand, vietnam

Future Vientiane

April 1, 2020 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Vientiane is the capital of the landlocked nation of Laos. It’s the second smallest capital of ASEAN, with a metropolitan population of over 800,000. It’s often described as a big country town, and it certainly feels sleepy if you are coming from Bangkok or Ho Chi Minh City. Things are changing though in this city […]

Filed Under: Future Asia, Laos Tagged With: laos, vientiane

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