On a Trek to Northern Laos, ... I recently read that a new high-speed train route had opened in Laos at the end of 2021. ... when Laos was part of French Indochina.

Asia Society Northern California and the Japan Policy Research Institute hosted veteran journalists Karen Coates and Jerry Redfern for a program on November 12 looking at the “secret” U.S. bombing of ...

Travellers line up to board a train to northern Laos at the Vientiane Railway Station on Oct 21, 2024 in Vientiane, Laos.

Landlocked Laos is comprised of thickly forested and mountainous terrain. The Mekong River forms a large part of the country's western border with Thailand. Most children in Laos live in rural areas, ...