Laos banks on road link with China
With its fast-growing economy, landlocked Laos is turning a once disadvantageous position into an important land transport link for ASEAN regional connectivity with southern China’s Yunnan province. The 114-kilometre Hongsa-Chiang Man Road, which will be a shortcut to Laos’ northern Luang Prabang province, will link Thailand, Laos and Vietnam with southern China and boost trade among these countries. The border crossing at Huai Kon in Thailand’s Nan province now has a trade value of around 7 billion baht.
