Thailand and Laos yesterday agreed to underscore their partnership by boosting and developing border trade, which is expected to reach US$8.16 billion over the next three years.
Workers load Thai goods for sale in Laos onto a Laotian-flagged ship at a pier in Mukdahan province. PATTARAPONG CHATPATTARASILL .
According to Commerce Minister Chatchai Sarikulya, Thailand and Laos agreed to set up a joint border trade committee as a key mechanism to drive and supervise the economic links of key border towns, mainly through Nong Khai-Vientiane, Chiang Khong-Bokeo, Nakhon Phanom-Khammouan and Mukdahan-Savannakhet