Belt and rail: New Vietnam- China train aims to put relations on track

Updating a colonial legacy railway might offer more than a
smoother connection between sometimes tense neighbours.

An early morning start in Lao Cai in 2013 (Photo: Biggs/Flickr)

An early morning start in Lao Cai in 2013 (Photo: Biggs/Flickr)
Published 15 Jan 2020 06:00 Lowry Institute

Last year, China and Vietnam unveiled plans to refurbish a colonial-era railway between the two countries. It was an attempt to update a historical legacy – and also signified new bilateral dynamics in a consequential and sometimes fraught regional relationship. Tiếp tục đọc “Belt and rail: New Vietnam- China train aims to put relations on track”

Việt Nam-China freight route opens to traffic

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Update: September, 11/2017 – 17:00

Long vehicles run on the new freight route connecting Việt Nam and China on Monday. — VNA/VNS Photo Thái Thuần

Viet Nam News LẠNG SƠN — Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình announced on Monday the opening of a freight route connecting Việt Nam and China.

The route passes through the Hữu Nghị (Friendship) International Border Gate in the northern province of Lạng Sơn. Tiếp tục đọc “Việt Nam-China freight route opens to traffic”