The government hopes new hotels, roads and a train system will put Laos on visitors’ lists. Laos has a longstanding reputation as an inexpensive, under-the-radar tourist destination best known ...

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I’m with a crew of backpackers, stopping overnight in the small town of Pakbeng on a two-day boat trip from Thailand into central Laos. While the elephants evade us, multiple sightings of water ...

Lao Minister of Industry and Commerce Malaythong Kommasith (right), welcomes Vietnam’s Ambassador to Laos, Nguyen Minh Tam, during a courtesy visit on December 25, 2024. - Photo: Vientiane Times/ANN ...

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Almost 20 years on, the zookeeper and fellow volunteers returned to Sydney from a Laotian bear sanctuary after working with vulnerable cubs in November rescued from the illegal wildlife trade.

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A new high-speed rail line has sparked a massive rise in tourism to Laos's historic capital Luang Prabang. It's had a major effect on traditional local life in this World Heritage town. Since ...

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A Vietnamese Buddhist monk who became an internet sensation earlier this year has crossed from Laos into Thailand on his way to India on a pilgrimage by foot. Thich Minh Tue, who gained fame in ...

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