Vang Vieng: What to know about the Laos backpacker town at center of suspected methanol poisonings
The deaths of six foreign tourists linked to a suspected mass methanol poisoning has thrown a spotlight on a small town in Southeast Asia that has worked hard in recent years to shed its reputation for excess.
Laos methanol poisoning: Danish women reportedly vomited blood for hours
Text messages from two Danish backpackers who died in a mass poisoning in Laos suggest the pair had been vomiting blood for 13 hours. Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20, and Freja Vennervald Sorensen, 21, were later discovered dead at Nana Backpackers in Vang Vieng,
The deaths of six backpackers this week, including British solicitor Simone White, has raised the spectre of a Laotian ...
The local governor visited the hostel in which some of the victims were staying, promising justice for those responsible.
I still remember the first time I saw Vang Vieng, in Laos. It was many years ago, before the Chinese began pouring money in ...
As the sun slowly dips behind the jagged peaks of Mount Nam Xay, a group of brightly coloured hot air balloons drift across ...
Laotian authorities have been working to rid the town of its deadly reputation. Clearly, they haven’t worked hard enough.
A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died, according to a family ...
The Lao government is "profoundly saddened" by the deaths of foreign tourists from drinking alcohol contaminated with ...
Vang Vieng - a tiny town on the Nam Song river surrounded by limestone mountains and paddy fields - is known for its scenery.
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