About 150km north of Luang Prabang on R13 in Laos, around the Oudomxai area is under serious construction by contracted Chinese companies.
The Laos/ Chinese border at Boten (about 80km north of Oudomxai on R13)/ Mengla (nearest Chinese city), is a very busy border crossing with China bursting into laos consuming all their natural resources. You will see fuel trucks, construction trucks, numerous coach and buses and lots of personal Chinese cars all scurrying around at this international checkpoint.
