There are a lot of weird foods in Laos, many of which started off as foods of necessity but ended up becoming the high cuisine. I can eat most of it, some of it is a little gross, but when I have a chance, I like to eat the following:

1. Real ice cream.
2. Cauliflower and broccoli - for some reason, they’re difficult to find outside Vientiane. Asparagus I can find in Xieng Khouang, because a

My aunt and cousins went to Patuxay Park last month and took some photos for us. She told me how she has been living in Vientiane since 1975 and has never been up to the top of Patuxay. In the past many people were too afraid to go up to the roof because the stair [...]

A friend was telling me about the “Duck Game” that was played at the Lao Wat Phou festival. It’s a simple game that the whole family can play. All you need is a pond with some ducks, and two players or more. There was a concert happening at the Wat Phou festival at the announcer [...]

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HANOI : Vietnam and India on Friday tightened limits on rice exports, joining Egypt and Cambodia in trying to conserve scarce supplies for domestic consumption at the risk of triggering further increa…

Invited by Lao Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao left here on Saturday to pay a working visit to Laos, and attend the third Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit in Vienti…

HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam will cut rice exports by 1 million tons this year as part of the government’s efforts to rein in soaring inflation and ensure food security, the government said Friday. “To …