Luang Prabang is one of the most well-known provinces in Laos and is a top tourist ... Buddhist temples, and sunset boat trips on the Mekong River are just a few of the province’s highlights.

Laos, with a population of fewer than seven million, now has almost five million mobile phones. At Ban Pak-Ou, a northern village on the Mekong River, fishermen stand motionless in their pirogues ...