When Kraken videographer Austin Ratanasitee’s dad, Phaeng, slipped into the dark waters of a historic river on the Laos side, ...

The country of Laos is often overlooked by travelers exploring Southeast Asia. Nestled between the well-trodden paths of ...

Cracking open bottles of ice-cold Beerlao, we gaze across the Mekong River, eyes peeled for elusive ... day boat trip from Thailand into central Laos. While the elephants evade us, multiple ...

Chef Joy Ngeuamboupha (L) and Gordon Ramsay (R) travel by boat along the mighty Mekong River to uncover the secrets of Lao cuisine. “The fish that fight against the current are more tasty ...

The Mekong, known as the Lancang River in China, is a vital waterway for cross-border shipping. The four countries have been conducting joint patrols on the river since December 2011.

Laos is Southeast Asia’s only landlocked country, yet, paradoxically, life revolves around water. Running the length of the mainly mountainous country is the mighty Mekong River, which floods ...

BANGKOK--Laos has submitted plans to build a new hydropower dam on the Mekong River, with construction expected to start later this year, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) said on Monday.

Law enforcement departments from China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand conduct the "Vision 2024" joint crackdown action exercise against illegal activities in the Mekong River region in Muong Mom ...

China and Laos hold 90% of the Mekong River's water reserves in reservoirs ... 2024 – enough water to fill 10.5 million Olympic-size swimming pools. Forty-six per cent of that water was stored ...

The China-backed Pak Lay hydropower project is just one of nine dams that the Lao government has planned for the Mekong River.