Two rounds of COVID-19 vaccination services have already been arranged for foreigners 18 and above who live in Kunming.
The Lao economy is projected to grow by 4.2 percent in 2022, driven by exports and opportunities and benefits arising from the China-Laos Railway, according to a latest report.
In April, the Colombian Embassy in China, Armenia and Kunming authorities held a video exchange meeting. Discussions and exchanges on the development of sister city relations between Armenia and Kunming were conducted, with good results and consensus.
China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co said it will add more trains to meet demand from travelers on the new China-Laos Railway.
For those in developed countries, from whom it may seem remote, the appeal of China's Belt and Road Initiative can be difficult to fathom. But for people in countries along the routes of the inland economic belt and the maritime Silk Road, they have been game changers.
A growing number of volunteers is stepping up. Wang Xiaoyu reports from Ruili, Yunnan, with Li Yingqing in Kunming.