Malaysia is Laos’ fourth-largest foreign investor, with total investment valued at US$946 million across 88 projects. The business forum brought together more than 180 participants from both ...

Pham Ngu Lao Ward police swiftly responded, taking all involved individuals into custody for questioning. The investigation is ongoing. Known for its vibrant nightlife, Bui Vien Walking Street ...

Lao restaurants have popped up across the U.S. in cities big and small in recent years, including Morganton, North Carolina, Rockford, Illinois, and Wasilla, Alaska, many run by chefs Luangrath ...

Laos has a debt problem. By some estimates, the country’s public debt has swelled to more than $15.9 billion, exceeding its GDP. And ballooning debt is simply the most striking symptom of a ...

Officials in Laos, a one-party communist state, have released very few details about the case. Vang Vieng is a popular destination for tourists looking for nightlife and adventure sports in Laos.

Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, according to ...

Vang Vieng, a town of around 25,000 people on the banks of the Nam Song River in central Laos, has for decades been a firm fixture on the so-called "Banana Pancake Trail" – the backpacker path ...

Lucy Davison, a British traveller who was in Laos with her boyfriend, shared her terrifying ordeal after indulging in drinks at the same hostel. In a video post that quickly went viral, she detailed ...

Vang Vieng received more than 600,000 tourists in 2023, and expected to see even more this year, the state-owned Laos News Agency quoted the district governor as saying earlier this year.

The Laos government expressed profound sorrow on Saturday following the tragic deaths of six foreign tourists in Vang Vieng, a popular backpacker destination. The fatalities, suspected to be caused by ...

Police in Laos close hostel where Australian victims of suspected methanol poisoning stayed Zach Hope Updated November 22, 2024 — 8.44pmfirst published at 6.56pm Normal text size Larger text size ...

An American is among at least five tourists who have died after visiting a town in Laos where concerns have arisen about alcohol tainted with methanol.