Tourists who are currently in Vang Vieng have expressed concerns about drinking alcohol at the party town as a result of the tragedy. Toni Shahar, an Israeli tourist, said: “I won’t drink from ...

Laos has tried to rebrand Vang Vieng as less of a party destination. In 2012, the government closed down many of the cheap bars that catered to the backpacker crowd and pivoted toward becoming ...

VANG VIENG, Laos--A second Australian teenager who ... where White worked as a lawyer. Laos is a one-party communist state with no organized opposition and the government keeps a tight lid on ...