VIENTIANE, Dec. 2, 2021 Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh learns about the construction of the China-Laos Railway in Vientiane, Laos, Dec. 2, 2021. The China-Laos railway, with a length of 1,035 km and connecting Kunming of southwest China's Yunnan Province and Vientiane, is scheduled to start operation on Friday.. The construction of the China-Laos railway started in December 2016. The electrified passenger and cargo railway is built with the full application of Chinese management and technical standards. (Credit Image: © Pan Longzhu/Xinhua via ZUMA Press)