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.
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What Stories Flow Beneath This Bridge?

The old French bridge of Don Det, Laos, still stands strong — watching the Mekong River carry centuries of stories downstream ...
Why take a high-speed train to northern Laos when you can take three days to do pretty much the same trip by boat—never ...
Rare earth mining is illegal in Laos, yet weak oversight and limited civic space have enabled the opening of at least 27 rare ...