Rail network development plan disclosed
The Lao government has announced that it will pursue the development of at least four rail lines that will turn landlocked Laos into a land-linked nation with the planned Laos-China rail project given as top priority.
Minister of Public Works and Transport Dr Bounchanh Sinthavong told a press conference last week that construction of the Laos-China rail project, initially estimated to cost US$6.8 billion, was expected to begin in November after both sides agreed on the form of co-finance.
