Share China’s Huawei helps build the first smart expressway in Laos Tue, 22 December 2020 The first phase of the China-Laos Expressway was officially opened on December 20, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd said in a press release. The section runs from the Lao capital Vientiane to Vangvieng (known as the “Vientiane-Vangvieng Expressway) and is jointly developed by Yunnan Construction and Investment Holding Group with the cooperation of the Lao government. The Vientiane-Vangvieng Expressway is the first smart expressway in Laos. Travel between Vientiane to Vangvieng will only take one hour, which saves two and a half hours from the commute, and will promote the effective development of regional resources, improve the livelihood of the people along the route and deepen cooperation in socio-economic trade and cultural exchanges between Laos and China.