The first international cross-border passenger train services between Laos and China officially began on Thursday, with one train per day in each direction making the border crossing. The trains ...

If you’re planning a Laos-Thailand-China trip in 2026, the old playbook of border crossings and paper visas is obsolete. The China-Laos Railway now links Kunming, Luang Prabang, and Vientiane in under ...

The Lane Xang EMU train arrives at the China-Laos railway Vientiane station in the Lao capital Vientiane, Oct. 16, 2021. The streamlined "China-standard" bullet train, or electric multiple unit (EMU) ...

With all 66 Lao trainees passing an examination for assistant train drivers on Saturday, the China-Laos Railway is inducting its first group of Lao train drivers. According to the Laos-China Railway ...

VIENTIANE, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The China-Laos Railway marked a new chapter in its historic journey on Tuesday with celebration of its third anniversary of operation. The international railway, ...

Passengers have their tickets checked at Vientiane Station of the China-Laos Railway in Vientiane, Laos, Jan. 26, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] More seats for international passengers are being offered on the ...

I traveled to Laos to experience its new China-made railway. The one-hour trip revealed a countryside that's burned from farming. The air was so toxic that soot and ash were falling from the sky. Laos ...

Staff members perform a dance on the inaugural train from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province, to Luang Prabang, Laos, on Saturday. WANG JINGYI/XINHUA The China-Laos Railway handled 700,000 passenger trips ...

VIENTIANE, April 10 (Xinhua: The third Lane Xang EMU train for the Laos-China Railway has arrived in the Lao capital Vientiane in order to serve the upcoming travel rush during the Lao New Year ...

Laos is one of the few remaining communist countries in the world. Some two-thirds of Laotians still live in rural communities. But a shiny new railway funded by China now cuts through the countryside ...