The Laos – China Railway

The story starts with a harsh economic fact. Laos now has an almost high speed railway, but as a result owes China over 10 billion US dollars in debt, not that far from its 13 billion dollar GDP. Walking around Vientiane almost wherever I see a Lao flag I see a Chinese one not far away. Practically you might have heard that the biggest challenge on the Lao China Railway (LCR) is getting a ticket. Matters have improved since opening, but tickets only go on sale 3 days before travel. There are three solutions. (1) get an agent to buy […]