VIENTIANE: Laos continues its efforts to combat poverty by improving rural living conditions and lifting communities out of ...

VIENTIANE: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is partnering with the government to improve the legal framework for ...

The Nana Backpackers hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, linked to the methanol poisoning deaths of two Melbourne teens is promoting free vodka and whiskey shots as it readies to reopen its doors to ...

The father of Holly Bowles, a young woman who died by suspected poisoning in a Laotian backpacker hostel in November 2024, has vowed to ensure the venue is never allowed to reopen.

The family of Australian teenager Holly Bowles — who died after consuming contaminated drinks laced with methanol while staying at a hostel in Laos — have revealed their “heartbreak” that the property ...

The World Bank’s 2025 forecast for Cambodia was slashed to just 4.0 percent from a forecast of 5.5 percent in the June report ...

Visakhapatnam cybercrime police issue LOC for woman running overseas job scam; victims trafficked to Southeast Asia for ...

On the 50th anniversary of the Hmong arrival in the U.S., first-generation immigrants remembered the rocky early years, even as they celebrate how far the community has come.

"To have no justice and to find out that they're going to reopen the backpackers... it's just the worst news." ...

Coal remains one of the most heavily used energy sources in the world. From East to West, coal powers economies from China to ...

Fifty years ago, the Hmong people embarked on a journey of survival, resilience, and transformation. From the depths of war and displacement, we arrived as refugees and now progress in all aspects of ...

A State Department memo says dozens of countries have until Wednesday morning to come up with a plan to address some U.S.