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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

But over the past five years, the deaths of several young Australian backpackers has seen local authorities crack down on the illicit drugs and unregulated mayhem that gave Vang Vieng its ...

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 ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told Parliament that 19-year-old Bianca Jones had died after being evacuated from Vang Vieng, Laos for treatment in a Thai hospital. Her friend ...