St. Brendan-the-Navigator Episcopal Church at 627 North Deer Isle Road is hosting the founder of Restoration Laos, Michael Ambler of Bath, on Sunday, June 22, at 11:30 ...

Luang Prabang in northern Laos used tourism to become virtually free of poverty. But Laos is still one of the poorest ...

It made Laos – per capita – the most heavily bombed country in history. The clandestine nature of the war was by design. The CIA, in its effort to destroy communist supply lines between Laos ...

For generations, the women of rural Laos have told the stories of their lives through weaving, threading symbols like flowers, rainstorms and mythical serpents into everyday clothes and fabrics.

Gallic Grace. Throughout its history, as now, Laos has been buffeted by powerful neighbor states. It has been invaded so many times by the Vietnamese that the present King habitually refers to the ...

She's also become the godmother of what's known as the Lao food movement that encourages chefs to embrace their heritage and history. I think it's so important to learn the culture, to teach people.

During all his 55 years on the throne—the longest reign of any living monarch —it sometimes seemed as if King Sisavang Vong of Laos had found a way to survive history simply by ignoring it.

An official in charge of the celebration, Phomma Songvilay, said the stone house is a unique structure whose preservation gives current and future generations an insight into the history of Laos ...