In Laos, sex tourists from Korea exploit minors, using Telegram to share illicit content. Authorities report high rates of sexual exploitation among trafficking victims, while online platforms ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Immigration officials have deported a father living in Alabama to Laos despite a federal court order blocking his removal from the U.S. on the grounds he has a claim to citizenship, ...

Thailand and Laos are set to inaugurate the Fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge in December, marking a new milestone in regional transport and economic cooperation. The countries are also moving forward ...

This video captures the full experience of crossing the land border from Thailand into Laos — from the immigration process at the Friendship Bridge to the first glimpses of the Mekong River and Lao ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes Laos’s support of 189 recommendations of the 257 received during its fourth UPR Cycle, including recommendations to ratify the International Convention for the Protection ...

NANNING, China: Laos is pushing ahead with its ‘Three Hubs’ vision to boost digital growth, green energy and regional connectivity through stronger links with China and Asean. Deputy Minister of ...

Secretive shops posing as cafés, museums and cultural experiences are selling illegal wildlife products such as ivory, rhino horn, bear bile, pangolin scales and tiger bones in Laos, often at inflated ...

Laos, a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, suffers immense corruption and oppressive censorship. Freedom tech like Nostr and Bitcoin offer ways around it. A few weeks ago, a notification on Nostr ...

Laos’ Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone has seemingly become a hotbed of cybercrime on the Mekong River. Critics say Kings Romans Group, owner of the Kings Romans Casino across the river from ...

Food is a tangible and accessible way to understand and connect with different societies. One chef has led the movement to bring traditional food from her home country of Laos to diners across the ...

Water balloons sailed through the air, bursting against laughing crowds. Hoses and water guns launched water from sidewalks and parade floats alike. Clouds of shaving cream clung to hair, clothes and ...