Vang Vieng, Laos – The streets of Vang Vieng are quieter ... figures say the deaths have exposed the dangerous incentives driving backpacker-focused tourism in Vang Vieng. A local man involved ...

I still remember the first time I saw Vang Vieng, in Laos. It was many years ago, before the Chinese began pouring money in (such is the scale of Chinese investment, Laos already has high-speed rail).

The deaths of six foreign tourists linked to a suspected mass methanol poisoning has thrown a spotlight on a small town in ...

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 ...