Laos named most affordable travel destination for 2025. Laos has been ranked as the world’s most budget-friendly destination ...

Two Laotian men were apprehended while attempting to smuggle methamphetamine concealed in oxygen tanks across the Mekong ...

Lao-raised freshwater pangasius fish have been exported to China for the first time, marking a major breakthrough in fisheries trade under the Belt and Road Initiative. The aquatic species, farmed and ...

The Journey Begins: China's Yunnan Province marks the beginning of the journey of the Mekong River, the waters that flow through the heart of Southeast Asia. (S1, ep 1) Also in UHD. Laos: The Mountain ...

While most tourists visiting Laos head to the ancient royal city of Luang Prabang, the capital Vientiane with its temples, ...

became the first to dam the main stem of the river. ThailandThe hunger for electricity in Thailand is driving dam construction on the lower Mekong in Laos and Cambodia. Bangkok’s CentralWorld ...

Up and down the Mekong – known locally as ‘the river of life’ – Gordon explores ... who focuses on celebrating Laos’ culinary heritage at one of the top-rated restaurants in the country ...

Five years after the Xayaburi dam in northern Laos began operations ... The China-backed Techo Funan Canal, which will connect the Mekong River to the country’s coast, has given rise to ...

River water should instead be full of silt. The Mekong, South-east Asia’s main artery, winds 4,900km through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Its basin is dotted with 190 ...

“Through the Mekong Discovery Trail, travellers can explore the natural beauty and cultural richness of the region, from ...