Tuyet, from Phu Tho Province, won first prize with her short story The Seaside, about a Vietnamese woman married to an older Taiwanese man. Taiwans New Frontier Foundation organizes the annual Image/S…

(IANS) Bangkok, Dec 30 (Xinhua) At least 118 people have been killed and 1,254 injured in road accidents in the first two days of the weeklong New Year holidays in Thailand, the interior ministry said…

Known as Eric B, one of the newest bands to come out of Modern Music has blasted their new single onto the air waves throughout Vientiane recently.

Eric B is…

Live performance of Lao pop band, Happy Boy from Vientiane. This song is called Phiang Yark Hou or I Only Want to Know.

Speaking at a meeting with overseas Vietnamese ahead of the New Year, Nguyen Dinh Mai, head of the Saigon Hi-tech Park, said the industry needed experienced Vietnamese expats to invest and train human…

LONG LAO GAO, LAOS - The pineapples that grow on the steep hills above the Mekong River are especially sweet, the red and orange chilis unusually spicy, and the spring onions and watercress retain the…

BANGKOK, Dec 30 (IPS) - Thailand’s transition from military rule to a democratically elected administration appears far from smooth. The results of the first general election since the September 2006 …

The Chart Thai party, with 37 seats, confirmed yesterday (Dec 29) that it would join the Palang Prachachon (People Power Party or PPP) to form a government. With that decision, it also seems more like…

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is preparing to pull the strings behind the new government and reorganise the military’s top brass following the People Power Party’s election victory, sources…

Chennai, Dec 29 A theme-based venue, imported wines, lillies and orchids are must-haves in splashy Indian weddings. This shaadi bug, now, has moved to the neighbouring countries as well, with young In…