Tracing Belt and Road stories along China-Laos Railway in Yunnan

STORY: Tracing Belt and Road stories along China-Laos Railway in Yunnan DATELINE: Oct. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:08:40 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHANTHARANGSONE PHOMSANH, Lao student at Kunming University of Science and Technology 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHUANCHAI PONGSAI, Thai agronomist with CP Seeds Tropical International Maize R&D Center 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LAMPHONE THIPMALA, Lao student at Kunming Railway Vocational and Technical College 4. various of the China-Laos Railway and passengers 5. various of street views of Kunming 6. STANDUP 1 (English): HUANG AIPING 7. various of the China-Laos Railway and passengers 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): YANG JINGWEN, Head of Kunming South Railway Station, China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. 9. various of the Kunming cargo terminal 10. STANDUP 2 (English): HUANG AIPING 11. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): XU CHAO, Deputy general manager of China United International Rail Containers Co., Ltd. (CRIntermodal) Ku

Laotian student praises cross-border passenger service on China-Laos Railway

STORY: Laotian student praises cross-border passenger service on China-Laos Railway DATELINE: April 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the passenger service 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHANTHARANGSONE PHOMSANH, Laotian student 3. various of the China-Laos Railway STORYLINE: According to China's Mohan entry-exit border checkpoint, the China-Laos Railway handled 2,597 cross-border passenger trips during the week since it launched this passenger service on April 13. 　　 During this period, the Chinese border town of Mohan, southwest China's Yunnan Province, logged 1,154 outbound trips and recorded 1,443 inbound trips. A Laotian student who is studying in China's Kunming praised the cross-border passenger service on the China-Laos Railway for its convenience. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHANTHARANGSONE PHOMSANH, Laotian student "The China-Laos Railway is much more convenient compared with the highway trip before. It also allows me to enjoy the scenery along the r