Mekong River

A Cambodian Wedding...

Anonymous — Sat, 02 Nov 2002 06:25:50 +0000

She was working in a factory in the 1970s when she was ordered by the Khmer Rouge commanders to assemble in the town hall. When she arrived, there was a group of frightened young people. Oum Shi's...

The Sea of Laos - the mighty Mekong River

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Jan 2001 21:48:11 +0000

In Vietnam, it's called "River of the Nine Dragons." In Thailand, Burma and Laos, it's known as "Khong, Mother of Waters." For Tibetans, its appropriately known as "Water of the Rocks," describing its...

A Laotian Journey to the Land of the Giants

Anonymous — Sat, 15 May 2004 17:00:17 +0000

Review of Laotian-American TC Huo's novel Land of Smiles.

Rice

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Jun 1995 07:00:00 +0000

Rice is an integral part of life in Vietnam. The Vietnamese economy depends on agriculture and the main crop is rice. The average Vietnamese eats three quarters of a pound of rice a day. Rice covers...

River Travels in Southern Laos

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Jan 1999 23:22:00 +0000

I saw a "Save the Dolphins" poster in Pakse, the market town of 60,000 which is the capital of Champasak Province and the departure point for my destination of Khong Island in southern Laos. The...

A Portrait of Viet Nam

Anonymous — Sun, 01 Oct 1995 21:59:00 +0000

Lou Dematteis is a regular contributing photographer to Destination:Vietnam. Lou's latest book, A Portrait of Viet Nam, published by W.W. Norton contains many of the photographs our readers have had...

Life on the Mekong

Anonymous — Sat, 01 Apr 1995 08:00:00 +0000

The Mekong. You could spend a lifetime exploring it. One of the world's great rivers, the source lies on the Tibetan Plateau at more than 16,000 feet. The Tibetans call it Dza-Chu, the Water of the...

Mekong Basin

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Mar 2002 19:58:09 +0000

The face of Southeast Asia has changed dramatically over the last decade or so with the emergence of French Indochina, the Yunnan province of southern China and Myanmar onto the business and tourism...

Transportation challenges in Laos

Anonymous — Sat, 27 Oct 2001 15:37:32 +0000

Even though it borders Thailand - undoubtedly Southeast Asia's most popular travel destination - and it possesses a glorious bounty of mountains, rivers, historic temples and lovely French-Colonial...

Choosing a Quality Language Program

Anonymous — Sun, 03 Nov 2002 16:58:31 +0000

Opportunities for overseas and exchange programs abound, but to find quality instruction, you'll have to review those applications and brochures carefully. Sometimes even knowing what to look for and...

Mekong: A Journey on the Mother of Waters by Michael Yamashita

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Feb 1996 08:00:00 +0000

One of the world's great rivers, the Mekong stretches almost 3,000 miles from the Tibetan Plateau through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Michael Yamashita spent six months...

Fact File: Asian Internet Top Domains

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 09:16:33 +0000

Afghanistan - af Armenia - am Azerbaijan - az Bahrain - bh Bangladesh - bd Brunei - bn Cambodia - kh China - cn Georgia - ge Hong Kong - hk India - in Indonesia - id Iran - ir Iraq - iq Israel - il...