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Deep in the sweltering jungles of central Laos, Long Tieng played a central role in the United States’ fight to stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia. Fifty years after its fall, we explore ...
Lao PDR has been praised as Southeast Asia’s “hidden gem” poised for a tourism boom.
Three children pose for a photo at the China-Laos Railway relocation village of Buam Aor of Luang Prabang Province in Laos on Tuesday. JIANG JIAXUAN / CHINA DAILY Three years after Lao villagers ...
"We are very happy and satisfied with the facilities and new houses provided," Somphong Seumboun, chief of Buam Aor village in northern Laos' Luang Prabang Province, said. "I am thankful for the ...
Since 1964, more than 50,000 people have been killed or injured by UXO in Laos, per data from the NRA. In many villages, these bombs and other war-time relics have become a staple of the landscape ...
Since 1964, more than 50,000 people have been killed or injured by UXO in Laos, per data from the NRA. In many villages, these bombs and other war-time relics have become a staple of the landscape and ...
There's a dish on the menu at Fairfield's Lao Village that I think is one of Sydney's must-try dishes. It's a simple dish, and a cheap one too. You might see it on the menu and mistake it for a ...
With a recent Lao government mandate that tribal children attend school, the younger generations are already moving to towns and cities to live modern lives. Two village boys seen with instant ...
The village of Ban Napia in the Xieng Khuang province of Laos has become a tourist destination in recent years. It's not because the village is particularly pretty, or has any of the ancillary ...
In a remote mountain village of northern Laos, a community has developed their own electrical grid, yet faces an uncertain future. Luc Forsyth and Gareth Bright have set out on a journey to follow ...