As of October 23 this year, the China-Laos Railway has operated more than 60,000 passenger trains, carrying 41.2 million passengers. From January to August, the Mohan Railway Port imported and exported 3.585 million tons of goods with a value of 12.38 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22.8% and 56% respectively. The whistle blew and the train moved forward. The economic and trade ties between Yunnan Province and Laos have become tighter, and cooperation in various fields has become more dynamic. At present, projects such as the Vientiane Saysettha Comprehensive Development Zone in Laos and the China-Laos Mohan-Boten Economic Cooperation Zone invested and constructed by Yunnan enterprises are advancing steadily. Vientiane Saysettha Comprehensive Development Zone focuses on industrial layout such as production and manufacturing, warehousing logistics, and business services.
As of September, 154 companies have signed contracts to enter the park, with a cumulative investment of US$1.659 billion; Laos's Boten Special Economic Zone focuses on business logistics, processing and manufacturing, Inviting investment in cultural tourism, education and medical industries, 891 companies have signed contracts to enter the park, with a cumulative investment of US$1.04 billion. Bondang Basapadi, Consul General of Laos in Kunming, said: "The China-Laos railway carries the expectations of the people of the two countries and closely connects Laos and Yunnan." Sharing a common destiny and working together to develop is also what the old friends of Yunnan share. Voice. (Reporters Han Chengyuan and Yang Chunmei) (Original title: China-Laos Railway brings new business formats and new opportunities to Yunnan-Laos cooperation)
