The first China-Laos freight train arrived in Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province. (Photo provided to China News Service by Yunnan State Farms Group Co.,Ltd.)

The total value of goods transported by the China-Laos Railway has exceeded 100 million yuan (about $15.7 million) as of Wednesday, when an international freight train loaded with 11 containers of goods headed for Laos from Kunming, the capital city of southwest China's Yunnan Province.

The China-Laos Railway started operation on December 3, 2021. By Wednesday, a total of 31 inbound and outbound freight trains on the railway had been released by customs authorities in Kunming after inspection, with a total import and export volume of 17,100 tons.

Goods on these trains covered natural rubber, fertilizer, iron ore, vegetables, fruits, steel, etc., valued at about 107 million yuan.

The China-Laos Railway is a landmark project of the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Laos. It will boost the high-quality economic and trade exchanges and cooperation between China and Laos, as well as among countries and regions along the Trans-Asian Railway.