The day begins in darkness, lit only by street lamps. As dawn breaks, a pale blue light reveals a quiet line of monks in ...

As Vientiane marks 50 years as the capital of the Lao People’s Republic, here’s what it’s like to live in the laid-back Southeast Asian city now rising as a travel destination.

Global demand for rare earth minerals is driving the toxic pollution of some of Asia’s most important rivers, threatening the health and livelihoods of tens of millions of people.

The promise of modernised civil society regulation in the Mekong Region has transformed into a tool of bureaucratic control, ...

I can't say swimming in the River Walk sounds like my idea of the perfect downtown outing, but it's certainly been hot enough in San Antonio to joke about it before. However, the intrusive thought of ...

Rare earth mining is illegal in Laos, yet weak oversight and limited civic space have enabled the opening of at least 27 rare ...