Vang Vieng, a popular backpacker destination in northern Laos, is at the center of an unfolding tragedy after several Western nations, including the United States and the United Kingdom ...

As the sun slowly dips behind the jagged peaks of Mount Nam Xay, a group of brightly coloured hot air balloons drift across the Vang Vieng valley. In the river below, young tourists laugh and ...

Once notorious as a debauched riverside party town, Vang Vieng had cleaned up its act in recent years, but is now in the headlines for all the wrong reasons once again. "Just make sure you push ...

Over a decade ago, I visited the party town of Vang Vieng in Laos, where tragedy struck in recent days with the deaths of six tourists linked to methanol poisoning. Even back then the town was ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Vang Vieng: Tiger, the “finest blended” Laos vodka, costs $2.50 a bottle in the shops down the road from Nana Backpacker Hostel.

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 ...