Laos Approved for U.S. $5 Billion Loan for Rail Project Laos has just gone deeper into debt with a U.S. $5 billion loan to build a Thailand-Vietnam rail link.
In 2021, the semi-high-speed Laos-China Railway opened to passengers, connecting the southwestern Chinese commercial hub of Kunming to the Laotian capital of Vientiane – a roughly 10-hour journey ...