The Hanoi – Chiang Mai Railway is an unofficially proposed railway that would connect Hanoi (Vietnam) to Chiang Mai (Thailand), via Luang Prabang (Laos). There are a number of long-term planned railways for Laos, but a Hanoi to Chiang Mai railway is not one under consideration. The railway proposal is via a map from China, […]
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Four Thousand Islands New Area: The Sithandone SEZ in Southern Laos
Four Thousand Islands New Area is a new urban development in Khong district, Champasak province, Laos. This nearest city is Pakse, 140km away. The Four Thousand Islands (Si Phan Don) is an archipelago of islands in the Mekong River, near the Laos-Cambodia border. Also known as the Sithandone SEZ, this special economic zone will cover […]
Boten-Vientiane Railway: construction history and news about the Laos-China Railway
The Boten-Vientiane Railway (also known as the Laos-China Railway) is a new railway that connects Kunming in China to Vientiane in Laos. From Boten on the China/Laos border, the railway travels 414 km through Laos to the capital of Vientiane. Apart from the border shuttle operated by the State Railway of Thailand, this is the […]
The East–West Economic Corridor Railway from Myanmar to Vietnam
The East-West Economic Corridor is an economic development program spanning across mainland Southeast Asia, covering Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam, with Cambodia also included. The corridor was envisaged as a land bridge connecting the Indian and Pacific Oceans, saving the sea route via the Malacca Strait. The road route connects the port cities of Mawlamyine […]
Future Vientiane
Vientiane is the capital of the landlocked nation of Laos. It’s the second smallest capital of ASEAN, with a metropolitan population of over 800,000. It’s often described as a sleepy capital, especially when compared to the neighbouring capitals of Bangkok and Hanoi. Things are changing though in this city by the Mekong River. Vientiane has […]
