Mekong River has helped shape Laos' past and holds a key to its future. Laos and Australia Join in Friendship . The Friendship Bridge which officially opened this month has become a symbol of peace and stability in Indochina region. Laos is a gold mine waiting to happen. The Raw and The Cooked .
Lao food is really distinctive in that the taste is for things raw rather than cooked.
But that too is changing. The Women of Laos . Guide to the Wats of Vientiane . Briefly, the author tells us about the dos and don'ts while visiting the temples of the Laotian capital. The Thao Hung Epic .