LBC employees, officials and guests gather for a group photo at the close of the event.

Aditta Kittikhoun has learned to anticipate the question. No, not Thailand, but it’s next to Thailand. No, not China, but it’s next to China. No, not Vietnam, but it’s next to Vietnam. Kittikhoun, who ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. One of the great attractions of Vientiane, capital of Laos, is that there are no great attractions.

Just a 45-minute drive across the First Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge and with a linguistic resemblance to the Isan dialect, Vientiane is one of the most welcoming destinations for Thais seeking a ...

Vientiane has been dubbed the most relaxed capital in the world, with its wide boulevards, low-rise buildings, and sleepy, colonial charm. But come nightfall the streets in this laid-back city become ...

Vendors sell food at a night market in Vientiane, Laos on March 14, 2023.(Photo: Xinhua) A vendor (L) prepares food at a night market in Vientiane, Laos on March 14, 2023.(Photo: Xinhua) Night markets ...

The man is unconscious in the whooping ambulance as it races towards the hospital. A rectangle of surgical gauze now covers the gash in his cheek as we nag and bully our way through the Saturday ...