THANALAENG, LAOS — Landlocked, impoverished Laos will soon take a significant step some countries first made two centuries ago — it will chug into the railway age with a humble, 2.17-mile line, but ...

Landlocked Laos is one of Southeast Asia’s poorest states and remains heavily dependent on foreign aid. Most Lao people live in rural areas, with around 80% working in agriculture, mostly growing rice ...

FILE - m municipal worker sweeps a pathway along the Mekong River Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Vientiane, Laos. The landlocked Southeast Asian nation of Laos reopened to tourists and other visitors on ...

LUANG PRABANG, Laos — 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 sites ...