Once notorious as a debauched riverside party town, Vang Vieng had cleaned up its act in recent years, but is now in the ...

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

An illegal trade in alcohol and drugs, and lax policing, made last week’s tragic deaths in Vang Vieng inevitable ...

Laos party-goers are on edge and sticking to beer after six tourists were killed by 'methanol poisoning', with backpackers in ...

Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, was one of a number of people taken to hospital after the incident in the popular ...

A FORMER barman in Laos has said it is “unsurprising” alcohol served up in the tourist hotspot could kill. Alasdair Gill ...

Six foreign tourists including Simone White, a 28-year-old British lawyer, have died in the last two weeks from suspected ...

I still remember the first time I saw Vang Vieng, in Laos. It was many years ago, before the Chinese began pouring money in ...

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 ...

Tourists who are currently in Vang Vieng have expressed concerns about drinking alcohol at the party town as a result of the ...

I’ve noticed that people get excessively drunk, beyond the usual fun of a party. “Vang Vieng has so much more to offer, beyond the nightlife,” he adds. “The true appeal of the area is its ...

Laotian authorities have been working to rid the town of its deadly reputation. Clearly, they haven’t worked hard enough.