The US dropped more than 270 million bombs on Laos during the Vietnam War. An estimated 30% of the bombs remain unexploded and are scattered across the country. Some villagers use those bombs as scrap ...

BANGKOK — Hundreds of people were missing Tuesday after being swept away by an enormous wall of water that roared through a half-dozen villages in Laos when a dam under construction failed. At least ...

The bloated carcasses of pigs and cows float in the knee-high flood waters covering the Laos village of Hoi Kong, as mud-caked residents pick through the remnants of homes destroyed by a dam collapse ...

I celebrated my birthday this year by returning to Laos, the country of my birth. The country I gave up when I became a naturalized U.S. citizen. In October, I had the opportunity to return with the ...

Designer Nary Manivong’s latest project is an interior one — both personally and professionally. Manivong, whose parents relocated to the U.S. from Laos in the early ’80s, has been tasked with ...

Village chiefs and residents attacked a house church in a village in southern Laos. The faithful, whose community is recognised by the government, were meeting for the Sunday service. Despite their ...

With the concerted efforts of the political system, timely central support and strong community solidarity, the Quang Trung ...

Decades after the Vietnam War ended, there are around 80 million unexploded bombs left in Laos. Despite the danger they pose, some villagers use the bombs to build their homes. A woman poses at the ...