A railway from China, an unlikely film festival and a new generation of entrepreneurs are shaking things up in Luang Prabang, northern Laos . As the small plane banks, then dives ...

Luang Prabang is an outstanding example of the fusion of traditional architecture and Lao urban structures with those built by the European colonial authorities in the 19th and 20th centuries. Its ...

Luang Prabang is naturally blessed, too, situated where the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers meet, surrounded by jungle-cloaked ...

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 ...

Young military officers of Vietnam and Laos engaged in an exchange on March 28 in the northern Lao province of Luang Prabang, ...

Most tourists visiting Laos head to the ancient royal city of Luang Prabang. But the capital, Vientiane, with its temples, markets and French colonial buildings, also has much to offer ...

Being one of the activities under the Luang Prabang-Chinon-UNESCO World Heritage Centre project financed by the Government of France, the European Union, the City of Chinon and the Electricité de ...

A direct air route linking northern Laos' Luang Prabang province and Kunming in southwest China has been launched to enhance connectivity and strengthen the relationship between the two countries.

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Colourful rectangular wooden boats carrying tourists chug along at a leisurely pace across the Mekong River. The atmosphere is idyllic, disturbed only by the monotonous throbbing of the boats ...