As of Jan 2, customs authorities in Kunming in Southwest China have handled over 2.23 million tonnes of cargo transported via the China-Laos Railway since the service was launched 13 months ago. The cargo transported was worth nearly 14.57 billion yuan (about $2.13 billion).
"If there were no China-Laos Railway, our company could not have sent out goods over the past few months, and production would have probably been halted," said Ye Guanghua, general manager of Zhonglin Wood Industry Development Co Ltd in Ning'er county, Yunnan province.
"If there were no China-Laos Railway, our company could not have sent out goods over the past few months, and production would have probably been halted," said Ye Guanghua, general manager of Zhonglin Wood Industry Development Co Ltd in Ning'er county, Yunnan province.
The transport volume of cross-border cargo came in at 647,000 tonnes during the period, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.The transport volume of cross-border cargo came in at 647,000 tonnes during the period, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.