Vietnamese God posts pictures from his visit to neighbouring Laos. In this post he covers Vientiane, the capital of Laos. “It is difficult to believe that Vientiane is a capital city because it is so ...
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A capital city built around a national symbol
This video explores Patuxai Monument in Vientiane, Laos, one of the country's most recognizable landmarks and an important national symbol located in the center of the capital city. Built in the ...
Vientiane, Laos (CNN) — Aditta Kittikhoun has learned to anticipate the question. No, not Thailand, but it’s next to Thailand. No, not China, but it’s next to China. No, not Vietnam, but it’s next to ...
In a mildewed villa in Laos’ capital city of Vientiane sits a bland, tired-eyed Premier named Prince Souvanna Phouma. He says his neutralist government wants to make peace with everybody, including ...
VIENTIANE, Laos — Two decades ago, this sleepy city on the Mekong River was just starting to pave its streets. Today, Vientiane, the Laotian capital, is abuzz with change. Cars choke the paved city ...
A Chinese firm’s plans to build a 100-meter-high Buddha statue in low-lying Vientiane encapsulate China’s outsized economic presence in Laos. The That Luang stupa on the eastern outskirts of Vientiane ...
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