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OVERVIEW
Laos in Brief
High-Speed Railway Project
Its importance to ASEAN
The Possible Negative Effects
WHAT IS THIS PROJECT?
The coorperation
between Laos and
China
Worth 7-billion US dollar
Boten-Vientiane
high-speed rail link
BENEFITS FOR LAOS
Open for foreign investors
Become more accessible
Bring new possibilities in
an international trade
PART OF TRANS-ASIAN RAILWAY NETWORK
A web of 114,000
km. rail way
Link 28 countries
in Asia & Europe
NEGATIVE EFFECTS
- Distress migration
- Increased illegal logging
- Accelerating depletion of
natural resources
CONCLUSION
• Part of the French empire
• A landlocked countryLaos in Brief
• To connect Laos with the entire ASEAN countries
High-Speed Railway Project
CONCLUSION
• Part of the Kunming-Singapore rail line
• Part of the Trans-Asian Railway Network
Importance for ASEAN
• Distress migration
• Increasing of illegal logging
• Accelerating depletion of natural resources
Possible Negative
Effects