Why take a high-speed train to northern Laos when you can take three days to do pretty much the same trip by boat—never ...

Nearly everything is obtained from personal gardens, the river, local farms ... Freshly caught catfish on display at the daily market in Laos. Photograph by National Geographic/Jock Montgomery ...

Laos, known as the land of a million elephants, is wedged between Thailand and Vietnam and in many ways a much more tranquil place than its neighbours.

People watch the sunset along the Mekong River in Vientiane, Laos, March 5, 2025. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua) A man ...

The company recently launched "Amari Vientiane" in the heart of Laos' culturally rich capital. Situated along the beautiful and serene Mekong Riverbank, the hotel offers comprehensive facilities to ...

The train arrives at the newly built Khamsavath Railway Station in Vientiane, which serves as the final stop. Once you ...

A Chinese state-owned company is suing the national power utility of Laos for $555 million in unpaid fees from a hydropower ...

BANGKOK--Laos has submitted plans to build a new hydropower dam on the Mekong River, with construction expected to start later this year, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) said on Monday. The ...

VIENTIANE, July 2 (vientiane Times/ANN): The river border will be more closely ... more infectious strain could cross the border into Laos. The first cases of the Delta variant, which has a ...

The initiative encompasses Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and China, which are spiritually and geographically connected by the Mekong River. The MLC is an important socio-economic ...

Laos's government said that 49 people are missing and believed dead after an airline on an internal flight crashed into the Mekong River in Laos. The WSJ's Michael Arnold and James Hookway have the ...