China-Laos Railway changes people's life along "road to happiness"

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China-Laos Railway changes people's life along "road to happiness"

STORY: China-Laos Railway changes people's life along "road to happiness" DATELINE: April 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: KUNMING, China/Vientiane CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZHAO YINGJING, Train conductor of first cross-border passenger train of China-Laos Railway 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN YANNI, Tourist 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MA YONG, Head of Institute of Southeast Asian Studies at Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Lao): VANXAY TAVINYAN, Official of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee STORYLINE: The China-Laos Railway started cross-border passenger services last Thursday, with the first passenger train departing from Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, and heading for the Lao capital Vientiane. The launch of the cross-border passenger services is a move expected to boost regional connectivity, as the China-Laos Railway is a docking project between the Belt and Road Initiative and Laos' strategy to con

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