Once notorious as a debauched riverside party town, Vang Vieng had cleaned up its act in recent years, but is now in the ...

The father of an Australian teenager who died from suspected methanol poisoning while on a backpacking holiday has issued a ...

Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven staff members of a backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng following the deaths of ...

Methanol is sometimes added to mixed drinks at disreputable bars as a cheaper alternative to ethanol, but can cause severe ...

Laotian police have detained the manager and owner of a hostel where two teenage Australian tourists stayed who were poisoned ...

Two Danes, two Australians, a Briton and an American have died from methanol poisoning after visiting Vang Vieng, an idyllic ...

Six travelers have died from suspected methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng, Laos. Most of these incidents occur in Asia, ...

An American man was among at least six tourists who were killed in a mass alcohol poisoning case in a popular tourist town in ...

Laotian authorities have been working to rid the town of its deadly reputation. Clearly, they haven’t worked hard enough.

Laos party-goers are on edge and sticking to beer after six tourists were killed by 'methanol poisoning', with backpackers in ...

Backpacker hotspot Vang Vieng is in the spotlight following deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning.