China-Laos railway freight exceeds 10 billion yuan
By Gateway | Sep 06,2022 17:00:23
A bird's-eye view of the Ning'er Station, a station along the China-Laos Railway in Ning'er county, Yunnan province, on July 28, 2022. [Photo by Yang Zixuan/for chinadaily.com.cn]
Since its opening nine months ago, China-Laos Railway has transported 1.202 million tons of goods for import and export, with a total freight value of 10.08 billion yuan, said Kunming Customs on September 4.
According to the customs statistics, 31 Chinese provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) have operated international freight trains on the China-Laos railway, giving a strong pull to region economy.
Reporting by Liu Ziyu (Yunnan Daily); Trans-editing by Wang Shixue