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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 ...

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A year after her childhood friend died in a mass methanol poisoning incident in Laos, British traveller Bethany Clarke is still grappling with grief and a lack of answers. On November 12 last year, ...

Thailand and Laos are set to inaugurate the Fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge in December, marking a new milestone in regional transport and economic cooperation. The countries are also moving forward ...

In a quiet corner of the Lao capital Vientiane, an unremarkable compound conceals a dark and exploitative operation. Behind one door, a room resembling a junior school classroom is filled with girls, ...

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 ...

In a stunning turn of events, Chinese drama sweethearts Xing Fei and Lin Yi have officially become husband and wife! The couple, who captured millions of hearts with their undeniable chemistry in the ...

Laos’ Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone has seemingly become a hotbed of cybercrime on the Mekong River. Critics say Kings Romans Group, owner of the Kings Romans Casino across the river from ...

June 11 (Reuters) - China's state-owned planemaker COMAC has proposed taking a stake in Laos' government-owned Lao Airlines, which recently started operating one of COMAC's C909 regional jets, the ...

Food is a tangible and accessible way to understand and connect with different societies. One chef has led the movement to bring traditional food from her home country of Laos to diners across the ...