Background: Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathet Lao took control of the government, ending a six-century-old monarchy. Initial closer ties to Vietnam and socialization were replaced with a gradual return to private enterprise, a liberalization of foreign investment laws, and the admission into ASEAN in 1997.
May 4th 2008Asia » Laos » East » Phonsavan Phonsavan
We have arrived without any complications, only on the way there it was absolutely pissing it down. We had lovely welcoming committee waiting for us, and look they even have banners ...with ... 27 photos[full story]
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