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  "path": "/2026/04/13/laos-china-launch-new-cross-border-bus-route-linking-yunnan-to-luang-namtha/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-13T04:36:58.000Z",
  "site": "https://laotiantimes.com",
  "tags": [
    "All News",
    "Economy",
    "Infrastructure",
    "International Cooperation",
    "Laos-China",
    "Railway",
    "Transportation",
    "Travel",
    "China-Laos Relations",
    "cross-border trade Laos China",
    "cross-border transport Laos",
    "Laos China bus route",
    "Laos-China connectivity",
    "luang namtha",
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    "Xiang Hung Xiang Kok",
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  "textContent": "Laos and China have launched a new international bus route connecting Xiang Hung City in Yunnan Province to Xiang Kok village in Luang Namtha, creating a direct overland link along a previously less accessible corridor. Officials marked the launch on 11 April at the ASEAN Comprehensive International Transport Service Center in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. The opening […]",
  "title": "Laos, China Launch New Cross-Border Bus Route Linking Yunnan to Luang Namtha"
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