China, Thailand Study Jointly Building Railways, 21st Century Herald Says
By Bloomberg News - Aug 19, 2010 8:22 AM GMT+0800 Thu Aug 19 00:22:52 GMT 2010
China and Thailand are studying the possiblity of jointly building two railway projects, the 21st Century Herald reported, citing Piamsak Milintachinda, Thailand’s ambassador to China.
One of the projects would be a line from Thailand’s Nong Khai to the Chinese city of Kunming, which would also connect Laos and may include lines to Malaysia and Singapore, the newspaper reported.
China and Thailand are also studying a possible 240 kilometer long high-speed rail connection within Thailand between the cities of Bangkok and Rayong, according to the report.
