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At the Vienthong primary school in Laos’ Xieng Khouang province, six students take out hand puppets made from clothing scraps and colored felt. Their audience — a class of around 15 children ages 3 to ...
News Laos » Xieng Khouang » History: Decades after Vietnam War, Laos grapples with unexploded bombs
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PHAXAY, XIENG KHUONG PROVINCE, LAOS - Almost half a century later, scars from the U.S. Air Force's bombings are still visible in ...
News Laos » Xieng Khouang » History: Laos jars are slowly revealing their secrets
In the rugged province of Xieng Khoaung in upper northern Laos are scattered more than 2,000 large carved stone jars. They vary in size, with the biggest standing at just over 2.5 meters tall and ...
News Laos » Xieng Khouang » History: Giant jars, ancient bells, buried bones and a mystery that endures
Helping to preserve artifacts, some potentially 2,000 years old, was an irresistible privilege. Since 2016, an Australian-Lao team led by Louise Shewan, Dougald O'Reilly and Thonglith Luangkhoth has ...
News Laos » Xieng Khouang » History: Decades after Vietnam War, Laos grapples with unexploded bombs
PHAXAY, XIENG KHUONG PROVINCE, LAOS - Almost half a century later, scars from the U.S. Air Force's bombings are still visible in Laos' Xieng Khouang Province, the area in the impoverished country most ...