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Postby winston » Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:23 pm

Laos says railway to China finished by 2014

BEIJING, Dec 7 (Reuters) - - The poor and landlocked Southeast Asian nation of Laos expects its rail link with China to be finished by 2014, boosting trade links with its giant neighbour and the rest of Asia, its deputy prime minister said on Tuesday.

The railway is part of a broader plan to connect Kunming city in southwestern China with Singapore, including Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and Malaysia.

The country's Deputy Prime Minister, Somsavat Lengsavad, told a conference in Beijing that the Laos-to-China part of the railway should start construction early in 2011 and take four years to complete, after the two sides signed an agreement in April.

"To free our country from the least developed status ... our government has invested much in communication infrastructure development in order to complement both intra-ASEAN and ASEAN-China integration," he said.

"We believe that this project will contribute significantly to the socio-economic development of Laos, as well as to the promotion of economic cooperation between ASEAN and China," Lengsavad added.

The railway will also help with "the masterplan for ASEAN connectivity and the implementation of the ASEAN-China free trade area", he said. It would be a "high speed" line, Lengsavad added, without elaborating.

Laos is already connected to Thailand by rail, though only up to just outside its capital Vientiane.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

A China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement came into effect in January, forming an economic bloc of 1.9 billion people.

Chinese companies are increasingly involved in logging and hydropower projects in Laos, and Chinese aid has helped build roads, markets and other infrastructure in the country, challenging Laos' traditional close ties with Vietnam.

Bilateral trade between China and Laos grew by more than half in 2009 to $751.8 million.


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Re: Laos

Postby LenaHuat » Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:59 pm

I have been to Laos 3 times, Vietianne and Luang Prabang. The people are very friendly. The Chinese, Thais and Malaysians dominate the economy. The Chinese, via the ADB and sponsorship of the River Mekong Delta org, is building a vast and intensive railway system throughout northern ASEAN. The Australians sponsored the Laos-Thailand friendship bridge. A Malaysian group runs a 'casino' in Luang Prabang.
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Re: Laos

Postby LenaHuat » Thu Dec 09, 2010 10:19 pm

The huge dam bordering the Thai border is already completed and the Laotians are selling power to northern-eastern Thailand. Laos is opening up so quickly :o How can I not be optimistic about the northern ASEAN region of Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam? My Laotian friend is already holidaying here :o
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Re: Laos

Postby behappyalways » Tue Jul 21, 2015 12:59 pm

Underage African footballers 'trafficked' to Laos
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Re: Laos

Postby behappyalways » Tue May 15, 2018 9:57 am

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Re: Laos

Postby behappyalways » Sat Aug 04, 2018 11:56 am

The Lao dam collapse: a tragedy long in the making
http://www.newmandala.org/lao-dam-colla ... ng-making/
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Re: Laos

Postby behappyalways » Tue Dec 08, 2020 8:58 am

"I studied medicine hard because I wanted to help and serve others," he said. = What they weren't told is this: According to the United States, Zhao is one of the world's most notorious narcotics traffickers.
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Is an alleged drug kingpin from China investing millions in a port in Laos?
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Re: Laos

Postby behappyalways » Thu May 19, 2022 3:18 pm

Fuel crisis in Laos nears breaking point as pumps in capital run dry
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Re: Laos

Postby behappyalways » Tue Nov 15, 2022 3:49 pm

Laos’ China-made railway brings connection at a cost
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Re: Laos

Postby behappyalways » Wed Sep 27, 2023 4:46 pm

China’s New $6B Railway in Laos: Massive Debt Trap or Megaproject Success? | WSJ Breaking Ground
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