when Lao Textiles founder Carol Cassidy returns for a display of her latest silk scarves, wall hangings, and other pieces. Cassidy will make in-person appearances at AsiaStore on Friday, April 4 and ...

Genuine silk scarves can retail for as much as $100 each, yet can be purchased in bulk and on a wholesale basis for as little as $10 each from foreign manufacturers. Herein lies the business ...

All that's missing is a spritz. The summer might be halfway over, but Beyoncé is showing us the way to keep the carefree vacation style alive past Labor Day. All it takes is a printed scarf ...

In addition to being smooth and soft on the skin, silk is temperature-regulating and hypoallergenic, making it an excellent material to sleep in. And while it isn’t exactly known for being cheap ...

Silk production is a way for Laotian women to generate a sustainable income.(Supplied: Mulberries) "I'm from northern Laos which was an area that was very much affected," she said. "At that point ...

For days up there on the Plain of Jars I’d been trying to capture an image, find a metaphor, crystallize an idea that could convey what it means for Laos to ... Laotian silk with images of ...

Economic instability and challenges in social services are threatening the gains Laos has made in poverty eradication, education, nutritional status, and other key human development indicators. The ...

Laos is Southeast Asia’s only landlocked country, yet, paradoxically, life revolves around water. Running the length of the mainly mountainous country is the mighty Mekong River, which floods ...

In April 2023, the Boten-Vientiane line in Laos welcomed its first passengers. This high-speed train, a symbol of Beijing’s New Silk Road initiative, connects the Laotian capital Vientiane to ...

Chinese developers are constructing high-rise residential towers across the special economic zone that are geared to Chinese investors, unaffordable to the vast majority of Lao. Warning ...