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China-Laos Railway carries over 4 mln tons cross-border goods

Containers on the first banana train heading to China via the China-Laos Railway are seen at the Vientiane South Station in Vientiane, Laos on Dec 6, 2022. (Photo: Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

VIENTIANE: The China-Laos Railway has transported over 4 million tonnes of cargo since it was put into operation in 2021, the Lao local media said.

Since the railway opened in December 2021, freight trains had carried 4,097,300 tonnes of imported and exported goods, the Lao News Agency (KPL) reported on Thursday.

Of this amount, about 3,450,000 tonnes were shipped from Laos to China and 650,900 tonnes from China to Laos.

Goods shipped from Laos to China mostly comprised rubber, iron ore, zinc ore, lime, fruit, potato flour and barley….

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