Since the resumption of the Nanning-Hanoi and Beijing-Hanoi services in May, cross-border travel between the two countries ...

Despite their vast lands, Cambodia and Laos are surprisingly empty. Factors like geography, history, and economics have kept ...

ABSTRACT: The forest policies of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) have undergone significant transformations, shaped by colonial legacies, post-war reconstruction, economic ...

CHAMPASAK PROVINCE, LAOS—Vietnam Plus reports that local residents discovered a tower surrounded by a brick wall while foraging in a forest in southern Laos, near the border with Cambodia and Thailand ...

VANG VIENG – Decades before it became a favoured stop for backpackers seeking alcohol-fuelled parties and adventure, Vang Vieng’s limestone karst and turquoise lagoons offered a stunning backdrop to a ...

The parents of two Australian teenagers who died in Laos last year have begged for Australians to remove the destination from their bucket lists. Ahead of the anniversary of their daughters’ deaths, ...

You have seen Thailand's sun-soaked beaches, slurped steaming bowls of pho in Vietnam, and posed in Bali's iconic rice terraces. So, what is next? If you are craving somewhere less crowded, more ...

In a move analysts see as both a survival strategy and a calculated signal of dissatisfaction with Asean, Laos has joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a dialogue partner. The ...

Laos, on Monday (September 1, 2025), was accepted as a dialogue partner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at the SCO summit conducted in the Chinese city of Tianjin. Since the dialogue ...

Despite the fact that the constitution and religious freedom laws in Laos officially guarantee the right to worship, Christians in rural areas of the Southeast Asian country are being evicted from ...

Laos is one of Southeast Asia's poorest countries. But its most-visited city Luang Prabang is a tourist magnet. Can the rest of the country follow its lead? Luang Prabang, in the north of Laos, is ...

Laos is suffering an acute debt crisis with no apparent way out. This is a shocking reversal of the optimism of the pre-COVID-19 era, when economic growth averaged over 7% annually. While the benefits ...