2021-04-29 14:05:55 GMT2021-04-29 22:05:55(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
VIENTIANE, April 29 (Xinhua) The first batch of Lao cattle have been exported to China, the Chinese embassy in Laos said on Thursday.
The first batch of live cattle from Laos were shipped on Wednesday, from the quarantine of the foot-and-mouth disease immunization area in Luang Namtha province, some 360 km north of Vientiane capital, to the quarantine of Mengman port in Xishuangbanna of southwestern China s Yunnan Province, and were later slaughtered for exportation to China.
Breakthrough has been made in the trade of live cattle between China and Laos. The officially-launched export of Lao cattle to China is a bilateral agricultural cooperation project.
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The China-Laos Railway tracks are successfully extended from the Lao capital Vientiane to the northern transport hub of Luang Prabang on Dec 29. KAIKEO SAIYASANE/XINHUA
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Laos Planned Railways: Opening a National Rail Network in 2021
Laos Planned Railways: Opening a National Rail Network in 2021 February 10, 2021 Posted by ASEAN Briefing Written by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Reading Time: 4 minutes
First Laos national rail lines to open in 2021
The China-Laos, Kunming-Vientiane link will be first
Will change Laos from ‘land-locked’ to ‘land-linked’
Will spur significant foreign investment into Laos
Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis
At present, Laos doesn’t have any railways. However, that is about to change in 2021. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Laos counterpart Saleumxay Kommasith last week in a virtual meeting to discuss progress on the China-Laos Economic Corridor. Both Governments have occasions to celebrate this year, individually and bilaterally. China will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, while Lao
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