Lao Ethnic Garden a cultural treasure in Vientiane This story marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Lao ...

LONG TIENG, LAOS – We met in the Laotian capital of ... Hills thick with trees loomed all around. While a number of houses had fallen into disrepair, some were grandly maintained.

Vientiane is at the border with the northeastern ... According to a 2015 report by Laotian architect Xayaphone Vongvilay, houses in Laos are influenced by French colonial architecture.

Laos is the most heavily bombed nation in ... bombs scattered all over the country. The capital city of Vientiane houses the … Read more ...

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 ...

Yang said she was questioned by military authorities in Laos, then sent to a rooming house in Vientiane, where guards did not allow her to leave or contact anyone for five days. A few days ago ...

While safe in a rooming house, Yang's future in Laos remains uncertain ... Bub, in South Milwaukee, and Yang, in Vientiane, have been sleeping minimally since she was deported there, he said ...

The building, with its flattened and elongated wing roof, houses the waiting hall for the new high-speed train between China and Laos. For now, the station in Vientiane is the southern terminus of ...