The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) celebrated its 70th founding anniversary with a grand ceremony held in Vientiane ...

Wat Phou (Vat Phou) in southern Laos – officially known as the Lao ... but the remains of the stone temple (also known as Wat Phu), that visitors now visit, date back to the 11th century.

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

Life moves slower in Laos, but the pace is quickening and the 'land of a million elephants' is increasingly in the clutches ...

This less crowded ancient temple in Laos rivals Angkor Wat This less crowded ancient temple in Laos rivals Angkor Wat How I got the shot: Richard James Taylor on the Mekong in Laos How I got the ...

Laos, with a population of fewer than seven million ... I saw a Pringles can turned into a votive candle holder in the temple behind the Lane Xang Hotel in Vientiane. With the passage of time ...

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 ...