First track laid as China-Laos railway construction proceeds steadily

<p style="text-align: left;">With its first 500-meter-long rail steadily laid on the subgrade, the China-Laos railway kicked off its track laying work on Friday in Lao capital Vientiane.&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: left;">The rail is the longest one outside China in Asia with the full application of Chinese management and technical standards. It was also the first time the CYP500 track laying machine has been used in railway construction in Southeast Asia</p><p>The project started in December 2016 and is scheduled to be completed and open to traffic in December 2021.<br/><span style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">(Video produced by Zhang Luojia)</span></p><p><br/></p>