Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha (2nd R front) stands next to a model of a high-speed rail during the groundbreaking ceremony of Thailand’s first high-speed railway from Bangkok to northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima on Thursday. A flagship cooperation project between China and Thailand, it is part of the planned China-Thailand high-speed railway that will connect China’s southern city of Kunming with Bangkok and Vientiane, the capital of Laos. China is responsible for design of the railway, supervision of construction and manufacturing of trains and signal systems among others. SD-Agencies |