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The Thai government has agreed to extend the railroad line from Thailand's northeastern province of Nong Khai to Laos' Thanaleng for another 12 km to its capital Vientiane.

The project's construction is to start in 2011 with a budget of over THB 1 billion (USD 31 million) to facilitate tourists travelling to Vientiane and to increase trades and investments among both countries, as well as logistics and transport systems for Thai goods to be sold in the Laotian capital in the hope that Thailand would have advantages over its competitor, China.

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