Golden temples, Mekong River cruises, mighty waterfalls and nearly two dozen national parks. On paper, Laos has it all. But the land-locked Buddhist country welcomed only around 4.2 million ...

Laos and Thailand have put the final touches to their friendship bridge No.5, marking a significant move in transport ...

The Luang Prabang dam is one of nine that Laos plans across the Mekong. Two others already exist, and Laos has also constructed dozens of dams on Mekong tributaries, moving at a rapid pace over ...

My friend and I arrived in northeast Thailand the night before and in the morning crossed the 'Friendship Bridge' into Laos to embark on a river boat down the Mekong. Drifting past a tapestry of ...

A fisherman untangles his catch from the Mekong ... tag data to map a nearly 360-kilometer (220-mile) fish migration that passed one current and three proposed hydropower dams in Laos.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Mekong Kingdoms As my fellow cruisers and I stepped aboard the top deck of the gleaming new Boheme riverboat moored near Luang Prabang, Laos, we were welcomed with a ...

Fisherman catch fish in Mekong river in front of construction site of Luang Prabang dam in Luang Prabang, Laos, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site nearly ...