China-Laos railway to be fully operational by end of 2021

Workers remove slag in the Xinping tunnel of the China-Laos railway in Yuxi City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 11, 2019. Linking Yuxi City in Yunnan and the Lao capital Vientiane, the China-Laos railway is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2021. (Xinhua/Qin Qing)