The Lao-Chinese railway to Chongqing delivered its first Thai rice cargo of 1,000 tonnes, boosting hopes to strengthen bilateral trade and benefit the financial system. More rice exports, and different farm exports, will observe, says the advisor to Thailand’s Agricultural Minister. The advisor added that the Thai authorities is looking into exporting fruit, orchids, rubber, cassava, palm oil as well as fishery and livestock products on the new railway. Thai fruit is in a position to stay fresh after the trip, because it only takes one to two days. This will permit it to be bought in Chinese markets.
The advisor mentioned the train carried this first shipment of rice in 20 cartridges. The railway started its providers early final month. It could at some point expand even beyond China, to East Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, Russia, and Europe. The director of academic affairs in ASEAN studies at Chulalongkorn University added that the railway is a good opportunity for Thailand to have business alternatives.
Unauthorized advised Thailand focus on upgrading the first Thai-Lao friendship bridge linking Thailand’s northeastern border provinces Nong Khai and the Laos capital Vientiane simply across the Mekong river. He says the bridge is too small with restricted capacity to broaden..