Thailand started the construction of the high-speed rail network in 2017 under the Chinese government’s Belt and Road Initiative, according to the project’s website. The Thai government is responsible ...

That line will connect with Thailand’s Nong Khai via Vientiane, about 25km (16 miles) away, and a bridge built over the Mekong River ... 19 pandemic. Laos’ China-made railway brings connection ...

The challenge now lies in integrating more Southeast Asian countries into China’s high-speed rail network. Thailand has confirmed that the Bangkok-Nong Khai high-speed rail project, which will connect ...

VIENTIANE (Laotian Times): With the Chinese New Year approaching, the Laos-China Railway has rolled out special ... the theme “Drinking from the Same River, Living in Harmony as One Family.” ...

Thailand expects to complete its first high-speed rail network linking ... network will be connected to the Laos-China line via a bridge built over the Mekong River. Thailand is looking to improve ...

Thailand expects to complete its inaugural high-speed rail network by 2030 ... network will integrate with the Laos-China line via a bridge over the Mekong River. High-speed trains on stabling ...

The project is part of Thailand's broader strategy to bolster links with China, its largest trading partner, as it strives to keep pace with regional peers.

The Laos-China Railway, which runs from Vientiane ... stayed in old French colonial villas and strolled by the Mekong River at night, where an amusement park, night market, bars and open-air ...

In all, the rail line is 609km long and is estimated to cost ฿434 billion (US$12.9 billion). The Thai network will be connected to the Laos-China line via a bridge built over the Mekong River.

In the final instalment of a four-part series on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), CNA finds out how the railway might ...

Laos is heavily indebted to and economically dependent on China. Could Vietnam and Thailand offer a way out of its conundrum? The post Laos Is Turning to Its Neighbors to Loosen China's Economic Grip ...