Thailand drops China as co-investor in high-speed rail project

Thailand drops China as co-investor in high-speed rail project

Thai Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith tells a press conference in Bangkok on March 25, 2016, that the Thai government will be the sole investor in a high-speed railway project to be developed in Thailand by China, which was originally expected to be a joint investment venture partner. The decision ended a year of negotiations with the Chinese side on the unsettled investment proportion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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