The Phonhong railway station is pictured in Phonhong, some 70 km north of Lao capital Vientiane, July 23, 2021. The China-Laos railway made its first completed station's debut show on Friday in Phonhong. The Phonhong railway station, with a maximum capacity of 300 passengers, has a total area of around 1,500 square meters. (CRCG/Handout via Xinhua)VIENTIANE: The power supply project for the China-Laos Railway was put into operation as the electricity was transmitted from the Khoksaad substation on the outskirts of Lao capital Vientiane to the Vientiane South Traction Substation of the China-Laos Railway. The power supply project for the China-Laos Railway is the first BOT (build-operate-transfer) power grid project in Laos, a key project to guarantee the scheduled operation of the China-Laos Railway and of building the China-Laos community with a shared future.

Source: Manila Times September 28, 2021 17:26 UTC