China to Give Century-Old Laos Hospital New Lease of Life
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Laos President Ben Yang participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for a hospital building in the capital of the Southeast Asian country. Photo: Xinhua
China has signed an agreement with Laos to renovate a hospital in Vientiane, one of Beijing’s largest overseas health care investments, as the government seeks to diversify “Belt and Road” initiative projects.
China’s Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday said that construction will start in October of a new 600-bed hospital building on the site of the century-old Mahosot Hospital along the Mekong River in the capital of the Southeast Asian nation.
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