- China-Vietnam road border crossing presently experiencing delays by 20-30 days
- DHL Global Forwarding, the first international forwarder to launch the two-way China-Laos rail service, sees rapid demand with 20-24 hour transit time and costs up to 50% less than airfreight
- Vientiane and Kunming key as multimodal hubs for China-ASEAN trade
SHANGHAI, CHINA – Media OutReach – 28 January 2022 – Heavy road congestions on the China-Vietnam border due to local COVID-19 related situations have resulted in soaring demand for newly launched two-way China-Laos rail services facilitating trade between China and ASEAN. Over 2000 trucks are in the queue on both sides of the main connection Pingxiang (China) bordering Lang S’on (Vietnam), causing delays of up to 20-30 days.
