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At least eight dead as Vietnam tourist boat sinks

Eight foreign tourists were killed and five were still missing when a tourist boat sank Thursday in Vietnam, officials said. The accidents occurred at 5 a.m. (2200 GMT Wednesday) at Ha Long bay when a boat carrying 22 people, including 21 foreign tourists, sank, said Ngo Van Hung, head of the management board of Ha [...]

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US TV station highlights Vietnam’s tourist attraction

KPVI News 6, the local NBC (National Broadcasting Company) affiliated television station for Idaho, has advised Americans to tour Vietnam to get to know “Southeast Asia’s rising star”. According to the TV station, as the world discovers more of Vietnam’s treasures, this Southeast Asian country is climbing higher on travellers’ must-see lists. A Vietnam tour [...]

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Facts on Laos

Laos in Brief The Peoples’ Democratic Republic of Laos is located in the center of Indochina, sharing borders with China to the North 416 kilometers, Myanmar to Northwest 236 kilometers, Thailand to the West 1,835 kilometers, Cambodia to the South 492 kilometers and Vietnam to the East 1,957 kilometers. With a total area of 236,800 [...]

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Savannakhet Province

Savannakhet is the second largest town on the Mekong river bank where shares the borders with Vietnam and Thailand. It is also an important center for the flourishing trade between Thailand and Vietnam. The provincial capital, Savan, lies just across the Mekong River from the Border City of Mukdahan, Thailand. It is a bustling commercial [...]

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Weather of Laos

The annual monsoon cycles that affect all of mainland Southeast Asia produce a ‘dry and wet monsoon climate’ with three basic seasons for most of Laos. The southwest monsoon arrives in Laos between May and July and lasts into November. The monsoon is followed by a dry period (from November to May), beginning with lower [...]

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Places in Laos

Laos A–Z B Bokeo Province Bolaven Plateau C Champasak D Don Det & Don Khon Don Khong

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Laos Hotels

Laos, ‘The Land of a Million Elephants’ may not have a million pachyderms anymore but it certainly has retained its old world charm and ways. From Luang Prabang, Vientiane to Champasak the country is inundated with history and is the perfect place for the more adventurous to explore. This landlocked country is home to spectacular [...]

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Travel to Laos

Laos has a rich history stretching back 10,000 years. At its height, it ruled over present day Laos and much of neighbouring northern Thailand. Landlocked and laid-back, it’s a unique spin on the Southeast Asia experience. Here Buddhism permeates every facet of life, change comes slowly, and cities bed down early. The perfect place to [...]

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