[China-Laos-Thailand International Railway Combined Cold Chain Train Shipment]On July 1, 2022, the railway dressing yard connecting the standard gauge of China-Laos Railway and the meter gauge of Laos-Thailand Railway was officially completed and put into use in Vientiane, Laos, and a ceremony was held. Chinese Ambassador to Laos Jiang Zaidong, Lao Deputy Prime Minister Song Sai and others attended the ceremony . Sinotrans, a subsidiary of China Merchants Group, joined hands with China Railway Special Cargo to open the railway transshipment yard for the first time, and successfully shipped the country's first China-Laos-Thailand international railway intermodal cold chain train.Editor/XuNing
Since 2026, the postal management department of Inner Mongolia has relied on the advantages of Manzhouli and Erenhot ports to add two international land postal routes to Russia, and opened multiple cross-border dedicated lines to the European hinterland. Manzhouli has achieved full coverage of four types of cross-border e-commerce regulatory models. The business volume of Erlianhaote International Mail Exchange Bureau ranks among the top in the country, with over 600 regional cross-border e-commerce filing entities, continuously consolidating the support capacity of northward opening delivery channels.Editor/Cheng Liting
As of October 9, 2026, China Laos Railway has delivered more than 80 million passengers in the past five years since its opening, and the maximum monthly passenger volume of the whole line is 2.25 million. Four international passenger trains run daily between Kunming and Vientiane, with the fastest cross-border travel time of 9 hours and 36 minutes, and a total of 950000 cross-border passengers have been transported. Cross border tourism along the route continues to heat up, driving a consumption growth of over 35% in cultural and tourism related industries along the route since the beginning of this year. Editor/Cheng Liting