Members of the Miss Lao New Year pageant from left, Julie Vilaylack, Vanyda Boulom, Tiffany Boone, Breanna Lee and Nola Phonkaseumsouk gather together in the front row to pray and give offerings to ...

Rising from the muddy fields on the Mekong riverbank in Laos, a lotus tops a casino in a sprawling city which analysts decry as a centre for cybercrime. Shabby, mismatched facades –- including an ...

A recent conference, a trip overseas and a reconnecting with a sister city have offered an opportunity to strengthen bonds between Elgin and its Lao community. Last weekend, and for the first time, ...

Marking the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Laos this year, the princess will attend a banquet ...

Mountains were visible all around us as the plane stopped in front of an airport about the size of a family-style chain restaurant. As soon as I got off the plane in Laos, it was obvious the air here ...

Hundreds of these otherworldly beings are grouped together in a park called Spirit City, which was constructed in the 1950s by one of the most unusual men in the modern histories of Laos and Thailand.

VIENG XAY, Laos, (Reuters Life!) - For more than 30 years, Laos' "hidden city", home of its top communist guerrilla fighters, remained exactly that: hidden. Now Laos is opening the secret limestone ...

The China-Laos Railway opened for cross-border passenger train service on Thursday, after rail authorities of both countries officially started to sell international passenger train tickets online and ...

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