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 ...

A journey along the Mekong River is arguably the best way​ to see Southeast Asia. A cruise offers a glimpse of the region at its best, including villages, landmark temples and a string ...

Enjoy the Mekong River Cruise in Laos, one of the most scenic journeys in Southeast Asia. This video shows life on the boat, the peaceful atmosphere of the river, and the stunning landscapes along the ...

Five years after the Xayaburi dam in northern Laos began operations, the cost of Mekong hydropower is becoming ever more clear. A photo of the Mekong River at Luang Prabang, Laos, prior to the ...

I reached a new level of peace sunbathing on the balcony of my private suite, watching the untouched jungle drift by as birds sang softly from the treetops. After coming from Bangkok, a city bursting ...

Southeast Asia’s largest river winds as a red-brown channel of floodwater resulting from very heavy monsoon rainfall that affected populations from North Vietnam through Thailand and Myanmar to India, ...

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – Vietnam has apparently dropped its objections to a dam that Laos is constructing on the Mekong River, saying Thursday that the neighboring country has made changes in the design ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The pan-roasted poop of the mulberry tree worm, it turns out, tastes like smoky green tea. This I learn sitting in the shade of a fiery ...

Slip into the slow pace of life in Laos, where a new Mekong cruise follows the river’s course past the pagoda-studded world heritage city of Luang Prabang, into a less-explored stretch of the waterway ...