TOPSHOT - This photo taken on October 14, 2024 shows passengers sitting on a high-speed train at the railway station in Laos' Luang Prabang province. Suffocating under a mountain of debt to China, communist Laos is struggling to tame rampant inflation, with food prices rising so sharply that a growing number of households are resorting to foraging. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP) / To go with 'LAOS-ECONOMY-INFLATION-DEBT,FOCUS' by Thanaporn Promyamyai and Damon Wake (Photo by TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP via Getty Images)