Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)

The Golden Triangle is a region of about  in northeastern Myanmar, northwestern Thailand and northern Laos. An American came up with this name in 1971. Thailand has turned (part of) this region into a tourist attraction since the 2000s.

This place was mentioned in the news in China in October 2011, because 13 Chinese cargo ship crew members were killed by drug lords there.  

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Mekong River
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Category:Regions of Asia