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Strong ties, friendly locals attract Vietnamese in droves to Laos
The number of Vietnamese visiting Laos increased by 25% to 589,000 in the first half of 2025, making Vietnam the second ...
Not Vietnam or Thailand. At Rs 1,414 per day, another country is the cheapest travel destination in southeast Asia
Laos has emerged as the most affordable travel destination in Southeast Asia for 2025, with an average daily cost of just Rs ...
Will Trump's trade war widen Southeast Asia's wealth gap?
Southeast Asian governments are hailing lower-than-expected US tariffs as a diplomatic win. But the region's poorest are ...
Trump wanted manufacturers to diversify away from China. Now many that heeded that call face stiff new tariffs
South and Southeast Asian countries are caught in the crossfire of Trump’s trade war and are now facing some of the highest ...
Not Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, THIS is the cheapest travel destination in southeast Asia, Hostel beds in less than Rs 400, the name is…
Laos is described as a serene and less commercialized alternative to the busier tourist hotspots in the region.