More than 2.5 million foreign tourists visited Laos in the first half of 2026, an increase of 9.87 per cent compared to the ...

Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia and sits at an interesting crossroads between Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, with the northern border touching Myanmar and China’s Yunnan ...

Fresh herbs, hearty soups and powerful, funky fish flavors are just a few of the hallmarks of Laotian food, a cuisine that isn’t widely represented in the United States but is showcased at a number of ...

As our minivan rounded a mountain pass, a gaggle of giggling teenagers appeared at the fringe of a thatched-roof village. Hey, I thought, what’s with the buckets and the water guns? Splash! Ah. I’d ...

Laos is one of the few remaining communist countries in the world. Some two-thirds of Laotians still live in rural communities. But a shiny new railway funded by China now cuts through the countryside ...

Cathy Chaplin is a former senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. Tharathip Soulisak had never slurped a steaming bowl ...