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Laos has tried to rebrand Vang Vieng as less of a party destination. In 2012, the government closed down many of the cheap bars that catered to the backpacker crowd and pivoted toward becoming ...

Four people died — including a teenager — and another 19-year-old remains in critical condition as authorities say drinks in the popular backpacker town of Vang Vieng, Laos, were spiked with ...

A notice is displayed at the bar of Nana Backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, Nov 19, 2024. (Photo: AP/Anupam Nath) 22 Nov 2024 08:56AM (Updated: 23 Nov 2024 02:45AM) ...

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.

Program: Vang Vieng: The darkside of the partytown. Program: Radio National Breakfast. Thu 21 Nov 2024 at 7:25pm Thursday 21 Nov 2024 at 7:25pm Thu 21 Nov 2024 at 7:25pm.

British backpacker Tash Moore, 21, arrived in Laos just days after six people fell victim to a suspected mass methanol poisoning incident, but she says bar staff in Vang Vieng were still pouring ...

Australia said "several foreign nationals" had also been victims of methanol poisoning. The U.S. State Department confirmed that an American had also died in Vang Vieng.

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, confirmed ...