A report on Vientiane, Laos and Boten–Vientiane railway

Ban Tha Lat, Mon inscription (9th CE), was found in 1968, in an area where other pieces of
archaeological evidence testified to an ancient Mon presence. It is now at Ho Phra Kaeo Museum, Vientiane, Laos

Haw Phra Kaew or Temple of the Emerald Buddha

Pha That Luang in Vientiane is the national symbol of Laos.

Bridge construction in Luang Prabang Province

Fa Ngum, founder of the Lan Xang Kingdom

Viaduct under construction near Vientiane.

Local Lao soldiers in the French Colonial guard, c. 1900

French General Salan and Prince Sisavang Vatthana in Luang Prabang, 4 May 1953

Ruins of Muang Khoun, former capital of Xiangkhouang province, destroyed by the American bombing of Laos in the late 1960s

Older taxis in Vientiane are being replaced by newer Chinese-made cars, like this Soueast Lioncel.

Mekong River flowing through Luang Prabang

Laos map of Köppen climate classification.

Flag of the ruling Lao People's Revolutionary Party

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ASEAN heads of state in New Delhi on 25 January 2018

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2016

A proportional representation of Laos exports, 2019

Near the sanctuary on the main upper level of Vat Phou, looking back towards the Mekong River

Rivers are an important means of transport in Laos.

Pha That Luang in Vientiane. The Buddhist stupa that is a national symbol of Laos.

National University of Laos in Vientiane.

Lao dancers during the New Year celebration

Wat Nong Sikhounmuang - buddhist pagoda in Luang Prabang.

Vientiane (, ; ວຽງຈັນ, Viangchan, ) is the capital and largest city of Laos.

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The Boten–Vientiane railway, also known as the China–Laos railway or the Laos section of the Kunming–Singapore railway, is a 422 km in Laos, running between the capital Vientiane and the northern town of Boten on the border with Yunnan, China.

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Its capital and largest city is Vientiane.

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On 3 December 2021, the 422-kilometre Boten-Vientiane railway, a flagship of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was opened.

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The Boten–Vientiane railway (sometimes referred to as the China–Laos railway or Laos–China railway) is an 414 km electrified railway in Laos, running between the capital Vientiane and the town of Boten on the border with China.

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Luang Prabang

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Damage caused by a communist ground attack on Luang Prabang airfield, 1967

Statue of Sisavang Vong, King of Luang Phrabang 1904–46, King of Laos 1946–59

A riverboat and marchers in the Lao New Year parade in Luang Prabang

O-lam, the most popular dish in Luang Prabang

Buddhist Temple at Haw Kham (Royal Palace) complex

Landscape with a wooden footbridge crossing the Nam Khan river, where two workers are working at the consolidation of this structure, holding a big beam during the monsoon

Luang Phabang, (Lao: ຫລວງພະບາງ/ຫຼວງພະບາງ) or Louangphabang (pronounced ), commonly transliterated into Western languages from the pre-1975 Lao spelling ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ (ຣ = silent r) as Luang Prabang, literally meaning "Royal Buddha Image", is a city in north central Laos, consisting of 58 adjacent villages, of which 33 comprise the UNESCO Town Of Luang Prabang World Heritage Site.

km north of the capital Vientiane.

Beginning December 2021, Luang Prabang is served by the high speed Vientiane–Boten railway.

Thanaleng railway station

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Thanaleng station, also known as Dongphosy station (Ban Dong Phosy in Lao), is a railway station in Dongphosy village, Hadxayfong District, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos.

It is 20 km east of the Lao capital city of Vientiane and 4 km north of the Lao-Thai border on the Mekong River.

In November 2010, however, Lao and Thai officials confirmed that their joint extension project had been scrapped in favor of the Vientiane–Boten railway supported by the governments of Thailand and China, which would pass through Laos.