Carol Cassidy started her shop in 1990; sees "beautiful side of globalization." VIENTIANE, Laos, July 22, 2008 — -- In the northern Lao village of Pakor, where 100 people live along a few hundred ...
Slow down in Si Phan Don, the 4000 Islands of Southern Laos. We explore Don Khone, a peaceful island with river views, ...
The 1,170-mile (1,880 km) stretch of the Mekong River that snakes through Laos has long been a quiet backwater used for small-scale domestic trade, localized fishing and folklore. In recent years, ...
CLARIFICATION: The original study misspelled a co-author’s name. Researchers corrected the error in a note published Sept. 10. The corrected story continues below ...