Education Minister Jason Clare has appealed to Laos authorities to accept an offer to help investigate the deaths of two ...

VANG VIENG, Laos--A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok, her family said Friday, bringing the death toll in ...

Melbourne teenagers Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones, both 19, were among six tourists who died in November after drinking alcohol that authorities suspect was tainted with methanol in Vang Vieng ...

The families of Australian teens Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles have broken their silence after it was revealed Laos authorities investigating their daughters’ deaths are yet to accept Australia’s help ...

I had visited Vang Vieng in July 2024, when my partner, Eli, and I set out for a week-long trip in Laos. We had wondered what it would be like to visit a country on the cusp of a potential tourism ...

took to the Laos Backpacking Facebook group to warn other travellers. She said: 'Urgent — please avoid all local spirits. Our group stayed in Vang Vieng and we drank free shots offered by one of ...

A bus tipping over led to 18 Israelis injured on Monday night in northern Laos. The passengers sustained ... at night to connect the city of Vang Vieng to that of Pakse. Several Israeli insurance ...

Sonexay also credited the surge in tourist arrivals to the Laos-China Railway, which connects key destinations like Vang Vieng, Luang Prabang, and Oudomxay. From adventure activities to UNESCO ...