BANGKOK, May 11 (Reuters) - Laos has submitted plans to build a new hydropower dam on the Mekong River, with construction expected to start later this year, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) said on ...

CHIANG KHONG, Thailand – Dismissing its neighbors' pleas, impoverished Laos is rapidly building a Mekong River dam that threatens fisheries crucial to millions of Southeast Asia's poorest people. The ...

LUANG PRABANG, Laos (AP) — Landlocked Laos doesn’t have the famous beaches of its neighbors to attract tourists, but instead relies on the pristine beauty of its mountains and rivers and historical ...

The 1,170-mile (1,880 km) stretch of the Mekong River that snakes through Laos has long been a quiet backwater used for small-scale domestic trade, localized fishing and folklore. In recent years, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Mekong’s earthy waters turn silver and gold around sunset, capturing a mystical essence in Laos. Photograph by Sutipond Somnam ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Laos is pushing ahead with a hydropower project on the Mekong River, despite reservations aired by neighbouring countries over its potential to harm fisheries and farming ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LUANG PRABANG, Laos (AP) — Landlocked Laos ...