Vang Vieng: What to know about the Laos backpacker town at center of suspected methanol poisonings
The deaths of six foreign tourists linked to a suspected mass methanol poisoning has thrown a spotlight on a small town in Southeast Asia that has worked hard in recent years to shed its reputation for excess.
They have stopped serving shots in the backpacker bars of Vang Vieng. The night spots of this south-east Asian tourist town ...
I still remember the first time I saw Vang Vieng, in Laos. It was many years ago, before the Chinese began pouring money in ...
Methanol poisoning in Laos has claimed six international tourists' lives, including Australian teens Bianca Jones and Holly ...
The Lao government is "profoundly saddened" by the deaths of foreign tourists from drinking alcohol contaminated with ...
A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died, according to a family ...
A British backpacker has died after being taken to hospital with suspected methanol poisoning after allegedly being served ...
Vang Vieng - a tiny town on the Nam Song river surrounded by limestone mountains and paddy fields - is known for its scenery.
The tragic death of a British tourist in Laos has cast a spotlight on the region’s problem with methanol poisoning, but also ...
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