Even so, he remains optimistic about Vang Vieng’s future as a tourist destination. “I still think it’s very safe if tourists come to enjoy the nature, not for alcohol or illegal drugs.

Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, was one of a number of people taken to hospital after the incident in the popular backpacking town of Vang Vieng ... poisoning or drugs, ITV News reported.

Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, was one of a number of people taken to hospital after the incident in the popular backpacking town of Vang Vieng ... poisoning or drugs, ITV News reported.

VANG VIENG, Laos--A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok, her family said Friday, bringing the death toll in ...

At the time of the incident, they stayed at Nana's backpackers in the popular tourist town of Vang Vieng. Their night out ... "There's a couple of drugs that - well there is one main drug that ...

Simone White, 28, a London lawyer, died along with two Australian backpackers, two Danes, and an American after becoming unwell while visiting the town of Vang Vieng – a popular stop on the backpacker ...