Today is World Book and Copyright Day. And Laos has its own story to mark it.
“The book reminds us that we are not alone in this world.”
That is how Phonepasert ‘Mee’ Xaymonty talked about “Convenience Store Woman”, a Japanese novel he spent more than 300 hours translating into Lao.
Mee...
Saengthong Douangdara grew up eating food most American restaurants don't have on their menu. Padaek, beef bile, jaews, the bold, fermented flavours of a...