Pope John Paul II has appointed Father Louis Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, an ethnic Khamu, as apostolic vicar of Pakse in southern Laos. "I never dreamed that this appointment was possible," ...

Pakse—the cacophonous market town on the river near the Lao-Thai border—is the gateway to the region. Its narrow lanes reveal serene Buddhist temples, brisk food markets, and bars tucked in ...

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If you’re planning a trip to Laos in 2025, you’re in for more than just serene landscapes and time-frozen temples.. While the country’s classic charms, like golden stupas and Mekong river life, remain ...

Today, millions of unexploded bombs remain, posing a deadly threat to children and their families. An estimated one-fourth of ...

Joseph Akaravong, a politically-active Lao exile, was stabbed several times by an unknown assailant in southwestern France on June 14. Did the Lao Government Just Attempt an Extrajudicial Killing ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese Embassy in Laos has issued a warning against child prostitution after a spate of social media posts suggested that Japanese men ...

06/03/2025 June 3, 2025. Laos is one of Southeast Asia's poorest countries. But its most-visited city Luang Prabang is a tourist magnet. Can the rest of the country follow its lead?

The American team traveled to my childhood home, Pakse, Laos, to recover the remains of 13 service members lost in a 1972 plane crash. Since then, the U.S. has recovered more than 280 of the MIAs ...

Holding a cylindrical container of sticks, gently shaking it, I feel like my future is in my hands... literally. Here in the ...