The deaths of six backpackers this week, including British solicitor Simone White, has raised the spectre of a Laotian ...

Laotian authorities have been working to rid the town of its deadly reputation. Clearly, they haven’t worked hard enough.

Kayaking down the Nam Song River, lazing underneath wooden shacks and partying until the early hours of the morning - Vang ...

Backpackers at the Nakee Bar on the banks of the Nam Song River in Vang Vieng, Laos. Picture: Supplied Hundreds of ...

I still remember the first time I saw Vang Vieng, in Laos. It was many years ago, before the Chinese began pouring money in ...

Australian teen Bianca Jones has become the fourth person to die from a suspected mass poisoning in Laos. The 19-year-old ...

The Laotian government on Saturday officially acknowledged the mass poisoning that has killed at least six tourists, pledging ...

The Laotian government on Saturday officially acknowledged the case and promised to bring the perpetrators to justice, as ...

Vang Vieng - a tiny town on the Nam Song river surrounded by limestone mountains and paddy fields - is known for its scenery.

BANGKOK — In case you can’t get enough of the little pygmy hippo Moo Deng from Thailand, there's now an official song featuring the internet's favorite baby animal — released in four ...