China-Laos Railway driving Yunnan's development

This year, the Yunnan Development and Reform Commission will allocate 500 million yuan through provincial budgets to invest in infrastructure construction along the railway, giving priority to construction of freight stations, railway routes, logistics hub, bulk commodity distribution centers and industrial parks.

The province will construct a transportation system that connects the railway stations with expressways, airports and waterways. International bulk commodity distribution centers of steel, nonferrous metals, electromechanical, vegetables, fruits and flowers will be built at major logistics hubs along the railway. Logistics and e-commerce business runners are encouraged to build overseas warehouses.

In the aspect of industrial development, the province will emphasize fields including cross-border agriculture, tourism, e-commerce and finance. In the industrial parks along the railway, the province will focus on developing industrial clusters of agricultural products, textiles, environmental protection materials, and assembly and processing of automobile and mechanical parts.