Laos and China will jointly build a bridge linking the Southeast Asian nation with northeastern Thailand as part of a U.S. $7.2 billion high-speed railway project that has been delayed by numerous setbacks for more than four years, a Lao government official said. - See more at: http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/234957091#sthash.gvZ5WlWn.dpuf