This photo taken on Oct 16, 2023 shows a decoration for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, capital of China. [Photo/Xinhua] The third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, held in Beijing on Oct 17 and 18, was nothing less than historic and transformative. The numbers of participants speak…
Honduras plans to embark on an ambitious $20 billion project to connect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans through a dry canal, linking its ports by rail. The stretch of land that separates the Pacific from the Atlantic in Honduras is about 300 kilometers long. The canal could give strong economic impetus to Honduras and other…
Passengers who took the China-Laos high-speed train arrive at the Vientiane station in Vientiane, capital of Laos.YANG YONGQUAN/XINHUA The line is carrying a growing number of cross-border tourists. Luo Wangshu reports from Vientiane. The high-profile China-Laos Railway is benefiting tourists from all over the world and also bringing more opportunities for people in the tourism…
This aerial photo taken on June 22, 2023 shows a comprehensive inspection train running along the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Bandung, Indonesia. [Photo/Xinhua] The high-speed railway from Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta to the tourist city of Bandung is not just Indonesia’s but also Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway. It also marks China’s high-speed railway venturing…
The opening of the China-Laos Railway on Friday marked the start of a new phase in Laos’ strategy to transform itself from a landlocked country to a land-linked hub. The completion of the railway was made possible by the combined efforts of various groups of professionals and experts, including Laotian railway engineering graduates from the…
Paramilitary soldiers and residents gather as the railway workers remove a car from the site following a collision between two trains in Ghotki, Pakistan June 7, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] ISLAMABAD – The death toll from the collision between two trains in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province early Monday morning has risen to 62, a government official said…
KUNMING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) — Construction of the Kunming-Vientiane Railway to link China and Laos is proceeding smoothly, according to the company in charge of the project’s Chinese section. The China Railway Kunming Group Co., Ltd. said on Sunday that over 90 percent of the bridges and over 96 percent of the tunnels on the…
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China stands ready to work with Thailand to cement solidarity and cooperation among regional countries and safeguard the sound momentum of development and prosperity in the region. Xi made the remarks in a telephone conversation with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Since the COVID-19 epidemic broke out, China…