The Southeast Asian country has lagged behind Vietnam and Thailand when it comes to tourism. The government hopes new hotels, roads and a train system will put Laos on visitors’ lists.

Plans to proceed with a benefits-and-risks review of a proposed hydropower dam on the Mekong River have sparked concern in both Laos and Thailand about the impact on communities and the ecosystem. The ...

BANGKOK--Laos has submitted plans to build a new hydropower dam on the Mekong River, with construction expected to start later this year, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) said on Monday.

Riverside communities in Thailand are already struggling with the effects of existing dams upstream in China, he added, and construction of another major dam in Laos would exacerbate these hardships.

and launched the One Mekong app to promote disaster management and strengthen regional cooperation. The opening ceremony took place at the MRC Secretariat headquarters in Lao capital Vientiane on ...

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — Riverside Park is home to concerts and festivals in Bonita Springs. City Council approved a $226,000 proposal to revamp it. Some people believe it will liven up downtown ...

The captured fish were apparently migrating from their floodplain habitats near Cambodia's Tonle Sap Lake northward along the Mekong River, likely to spawning grounds in northern Cambodia ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - For the third year in a row, a local non-profit called Friends of the Kansas Wildlife Exhibit held its Winter Wildlife Festivus celebration in Riverside Park. And it had all ...

UPDATE (12/16/24 @ 2:45 p.m.): According to the City of Victoria's page on Facebook, Riverside Park has reopened to the public. But, Riverside Golf Course will continue to be closed due to staff ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the ...

Riverside car park has won a number of awards since opening as part of the city’s major Riverside development and is designed to service the new businesses and Eye Hospital being built on the site.