The cost-cutting and lack of oversight that led to the dam's collapse plague other hydropower projects across the country.

What is the likelihood that political change will come to Laos?

Alongside the ASEAN summitry, a different group descended on Laos: angel investors.

Donors have dropped their funding, forcing a radical restructuring.

Cheap alcohol and an absence of breathalyzers are playing havoc on the roads of Laos.

The government chose the holiday season to crack down on its ethnic Hmong population.

Mekong consultants have exposed serious flaws in the Don Sahong Dam project, which continues regardless.

A look at efforts to rescue the wildlife of Laos from the brink of extinction.

The annual Laotian Rocket Festival is colorful, explosive, and occasionally dangerous.

Laos remains determined to move forward with dam construction that threatens the environment and food security.

There is little assistance available to the many victims of sex trafficking in Laos.

Dealing with unexploded ordinance (UXO) left over from the fighting in Laos during the Vietnam War.

A new dam proposed by Laos threatens further damage to the troubled Mekong and its inhabitants.