Construction begins on 2nd bridge linking Thailand and Myanmar

Construction begins on 2nd bridge linking Thailand and Myanmar

Myanmar Vice President U Nyan Tun (L) and Thai Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak shake hands during a groundbreaking ceremony for the second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge in Mae Sot, Thailand, on Aug. 30, 2015. The bridge linking the Myanmar border town of Myawaddy and Mae Sot will play a key role in the East-West Economic Corridor traversing continental Southeast Asia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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