Launch of cross-border passenger service on China-Laos Railway seen as historic event

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Launch of cross-border passenger service on China-Laos Railway seen as historic event

STORY: Launch of cross-border passenger service on China-Laos Railway seen as historic event DATELINE: April 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Laos Railway 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Lao): KHAMPHEUY PHILAPHA, Director General of Lao News Agency (KPL) 3. various of passengers 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Lao): VANXAY TAVINYAN, Official of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Lao): THONGLOR DUANGSAVANH, Editor-in-Chief of the local daily Vientiane Times STORYLINE: The cross-border passenger service on the China-Laos Railway to be launched on Thursday has been regarded as a historic event, which will be a significant achievement of the China-Laos cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. The China-Laos Railway is a docking project between the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Laos' strategy to convert itself from a landlocked country to a land-linked hub. SOUNDBITE 1 (Lao): KHAMPHEUY PHILAPHA, Director

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