China-Laos Railway, a road of prosperity

STORY: China-Laos Railway, a road of prosperity DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:56 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Laos Railway 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): U.S. tourists 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GAO JIABING, Staff with Vientiane operation center at Boten station in Laos 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Laos): KHIENKHAM PHOUDCHANTHAVONGSA, Deputy general manager of the Lao-China Joint Venture Investment Co., Ltd. 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): MA YONG, Head of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies under the Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences STORYLINE: The China-Laos Railway links the Lao capital Vientiane with Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province. Since its launch in December 2021, the 1,035-km rail line has transported more than 19 million passengers and delivered 24 million tonnes of freight. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): U.S. tourists "The railway is really comfortable and convenient." With its cross-border cargo transport covering over 10 countries and regions

CHINA-ECONOMY-FOREIGN TRADE

CHINA-ECONOMY-FOREIGN TRADE

(220609) -- BEIJING, June 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The containers of fruits from Thailand are transited from a cargo train to trucks at Nateuy Station of the China-Laos Railway, in Luang Namtha Province, Laos, April 1, 2022. TO GO WITH XINHUA HEADLINES OF JUNE 9, 2022 (Photo by Gao Jiabing/Xinhua)

LAOS-CHINA-RAILWAY-THAILAND-FRUIT-TRANSPORT

LAOS-CHINA-RAILWAY-THAILAND-FRUIT-TRANSPORT

(220402) -- VIENTIANE, April 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A container of fruits from Thailand is transported from China-Laos Railway cargo train to a truck at Nateuy Station in Luang Namtha Province, Laos, April 1, 2022. Fruits from Thailand have been shipped to southwest China's Yunnan Province by the China-Laos Railway for the first time from the Lao capital Vientiane. This batch of Thai fruits, 40 tons of durians and 20 tons of coconuts, which arrived in Vientiane from Thailand days ago, departed from the Vientiane South Station of the China-Laos Railway and reached the Nateuy Station in Luang Namtha Province on Friday, which borders China's Yunnan Province. (Photo by Gao Jiabing/Xinhua)

LAOS-CHINA-RAILWAY-THAILAND-FRUIT-TRANSPORT

LAOS-CHINA-RAILWAY-THAILAND-FRUIT-TRANSPORT

(220402) -- VIENTIANE, April 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The containers of fruits from Thailand are transported from China-Laos Railway cargo train to trucks at Nateuy Station in Luang Namtha Province, Laos, April 1, 2022. Fruits from Thailand have been shipped to southwest China's Yunnan Province by the China-Laos Railway for the first time from the Lao capital Vientiane. This batch of Thai fruits, 40 tons of durians and 20 tons of coconuts, which arrived in Vientiane from Thailand days ago, departed from the Vientiane South Station of the China-Laos Railway and reached the Nateuy Station in Luang Namtha Province on Friday, which borders China's Yunnan Province. (Photo by Gao Jiabing/Xinhua)

LAOS-CHINA-RAILWAY-THAILAND-FRUIT-TRANSPORT

LAOS-CHINA-RAILWAY-THAILAND-FRUIT-TRANSPORT

(220402) -- VIENTIANE, April 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The containers of fruits from Thailand are transported from China-Laos Railway cargo train to trucks at Nateuy Station in Luang Namtha Province, Laos, April 1, 2022. Fruits from Thailand have been shipped to southwest China's Yunnan Province by the China-Laos Railway for the first time from the Lao capital Vientiane. This batch of Thai fruits, 40 tons of durians and 20 tons of coconuts, which arrived in Vientiane from Thailand days ago, departed from the Vientiane South Station of the China-Laos Railway and reached the Nateuy Station in Luang Namtha Province on Friday, which borders China's Yunnan Province. (Photo by Gao Jiabing/Xinhua)

LAOS-CHINA-RAILWAY-THAILAND-FRUIT-TRANSPORT

LAOS-CHINA-RAILWAY-THAILAND-FRUIT-TRANSPORT

(220402) -- VIENTIANE, April 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A container of fruits from Thailand is transported from China-Laos Railway cargo train to a truck at Nateuy Station in Luang Namtha Province, Laos, April 1, 2022. Fruits from Thailand have been shipped to southwest China's Yunnan Province by the China-Laos Railway for the first time from the Lao capital Vientiane. This batch of Thai fruits, 40 tons of durians and 20 tons of coconuts, which arrived in Vientiane from Thailand days ago, departed from the Vientiane South Station of the China-Laos Railway and reached the Nateuy Station in Luang Namtha Province on Friday, which borders China's Yunnan Province. (Photo by Gao Jiabing/Xinhua)