The deaths of six backpackers this week, including British solicitor Simone White, has raised the spectre of a Laotian ...
I still remember the first time I saw Vang Vieng, in Laos. It was many years ago, before the Chinese began pouring money in ...
Laotian authorities have been working to rid the town of its deadly reputation. Clearly, they haven’t worked hard enough.
A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died, according to a family ...
The Lao government is "profoundly saddened" by the deaths of foreign tourists from drinking alcohol contaminated with ...
Death of second Australian teenager comes as the owner of Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng is detained by Laotian police ...
Vang Vieng - a tiny town on the Nam Song river surrounded by limestone mountains and paddy fields - is known for its scenery.