Resurfaced maps showing the heavy Cold War bombardment ... which was used by North Vietnamese forces. Laos is the most bombed country in the world. Between 1964 and 1973, the U.S. dropped more ...

After the fall of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, Laos began opening up to the world. But despite economic reforms, the country remains poor and heavily dependent on foreign aid. Most Laotians live ...