Vang Vieng: What to know about the Laos backpacker town at center of suspected methanol poisonings
The deaths of six foreign tourists linked to a suspected mass methanol poisoning has thrown a spotlight on a small town in Southeast Asia that has worked hard in recent years to shed its reputation for excess.
The local governor visited the hostel in which some of the victims were staying, promising justice for those responsible.
Methanol poisoning in Laos has claimed six international tourists' lives, including Australian teens Bianca Jones and Holly ...
They have stopped serving shots in the backpacker bars of Vang Vieng. The night spots of this south-east Asian tourist town ...
I still remember the first time I saw Vang Vieng, in Laos. It was many years ago, before the Chinese began pouring money in ...
Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, was one of a number of people taken to hospital after the incident in the popular ...
Laotian authorities have been working to rid the town of its deadly reputation. Clearly, they haven’t worked hard enough.
Vang Vieng - a tiny town on the Nam Song river surrounded by limestone mountains and paddy fields - is known for its scenery.
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The tragic death of a British tourist in Laos has cast a spotlight on the region’s problem with methanol poisoning, but also ...
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