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Thailand’s high-speed rail to China on track for 2030 launch
Thailand has announced that its section of the high-speed railway, which will connect the country with China through Laos, is slated to begin operations in 2030, marking a delay of nearly a decade from the original timeline of 2021.
China and Thailand To Be Linked Via High-Speed Rail
The project is part of Thailand's broader strategy to bolster links with China, its largest trading partner, as it strives to keep pace with regional peers.
Thailand expects high-speed rail link to China to be ready in 2030
Thailand expects its 609-km (378 miles) portion of a high-speed railway that will connect it with China through Laos to begin operations in 2030, its government said on Wednesday, nearly a decade later than originally planned.
Thailand to finish $13bn high-speed line to China in 2030
Thailand says its $13bn high-speed railway to China through Laos will enter service in 2030, South China Morning Post reports.
Thailand’s High-Speed Rail To China Set For 2030 Completion After Years of Delay
Thailand expects its high-speed rail link to China via Laos to be operational by 2030, nearly a decade behind schedule.
Bangkok to Beijing by train? Thailand’s high-speed rail to China is about to change travel forever
Thailand started the construction of the high-speed rail network in 2017 under the Chinese government’s Belt and Road Initiative, according to the project’s website. The Thai government is responsible for entire project investment, civil works construction, and application of Chinese construction technologies and railway systems.
Thailand’s fast train to China runs 9 years behind schedule
By 2030, the US$13 billion Thai network is expected to connect to the Laos-China high-speed railway via a bridge over the Mekong River.
Thailand Advances High-Speed Rail Project Linking Bangkok to China
Thailand's high-speed rail project connecting Bangkok to China through Laos has achieved significant progress, with the first phase now over one-third complete
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Laos Is Turning to Its Neighbors to Loosen China's Economic Grip
Laos is heavily indebted to and economically dependent on China. Could Vietnam and Thailand offer a way out of its conundrum?
18 Israelis injured as bus overturns in northern Laos
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Seven Chinese men held for ransom after being tricked into travelling from Laos
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Thailand’s Transport Company aims to boost cross-border bus travel
Thailand’s Transport Company announced its plans to use its current slate of 11 bus routes to Laos and Cambodia to boost ...
India’s cyber-scam epidemic is part of a multibillion global industry. This series traces a full arc
Essential background on how the online scam industry sprung up and evolved – and how Indians became its targets.
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Myanmar, China, Thailand to Cooperate in Fighting Online Scammers
The Myanmar junta insists online scam operators are foreigners thriving on cross-border infrastructure, and neighboring ...
Thailand and China to Set up Coordination Centre to Combat Scam Call Networks
Thai police said on Friday that a coordination centre would be set up at the national police headquarters in Bangkok and ...
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PH to host ASEAN correctional confab
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), in cooperation with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), will host the second ASEAN Regional Correctional ...