VIENTIANE: Laos is stepping up efforts to attract more investment from China's Yunnan province as the two sides work to ...

Western backpackers are turning their backs on the previously highly popular Vangvieng in Laos after authorities closed "bars and swings" along the Xong River in a crackdown on sales of drugs and ...

VIENTIANE, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Lao authorities plan to focus on promoting key annual events and enhancing infrastructure in Vangvieng, a tourist town in Vientiane province, with the goal of attracting ...

A journey of change, progress and national pride. As Laos celebrates the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Lao People’s ...

VIENTIANE, Nov 14 (Vinetiane Times/ANN): Authorities in the tourist hotspot of Vangvieng district, Vientiane province, are preparing to welcome an influx of visitors under new normal conditions next ...

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Situated on the banks of the Mekong river, Vientiane the capital of Laos is often overlooked by visitors in favor of more popular destinations such as Luang Prabang for outdoor activities, Luang ...

Warfare is not in character for Laotians, a gentle people given to indolence, rice wine and frequent Buddhist festivals. But one noon last week civil war broke in the administrative capital of ...