![Anupam Nath Tourists talk to a bar owner in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/868620d4424541c698b813d3b066b77d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Tourists talk to a bar owner in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
![Anupam Nath Tourists eat food at Nana Backpack hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e3acfef4857f42a688f9a7729da3e198/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Tourists eat food at Nana Backpack hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
![Anupam Nath Foreign tourists relax at a swimming pool at Nana Backpack hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/17007439fd34492b82d3d38a0ebd9714/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Foreign tourists relax at a swimming pool at Nana Backpack hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
![Anupam Nath A woman swipes the floor as foreign tourists check out of Nana Backpack hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/02a366937cbf4431aab9dd7e9d70ef52/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A woman swipes the floor as foreign tourists check out of Nana Backpack hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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This photo shows the exterior of Bangkok Hospital, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
![Anupam Nath A foreign tourist buys coffee at Nana Backpack hostel bar in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/21bb459205914be38edbdc12aeb3b41b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A foreign tourist buys coffee at Nana Backpack hostel bar in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
![Anupam Nath Duong Duc Toan, the manager of Nana Backpack hostel displays a bottle of vodka, in the bar of the hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/02edf2cd855f42538b24f5ded8e1af40/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Duong Duc Toan, the manager of Nana Backpack hostel displays a bottle of vodka, in the bar of the hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
![Anupam Nath A woman carries a baby as she walks by the Nana Backpack hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f73323f1282749e4888252bcf4b38efd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A woman carries a baby as she walks by the Nana Backpack hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
![Anupam Nath Foreign tourists have a drink at a night club at Nana Backpack hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8a7a2e0c8636413eb5ecd5e5abf96c4e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Foreign tourists have a drink at a night club at Nana Backpack hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
![Anupam Nath Foreign tourists drink beer at a bar near a river in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2b5ec6683b7f4dcc95bd990877a9b72f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Foreign tourists drink beer at a bar near a river in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
![Sakchai Lalit This photo shows the exterior of Bangkok Hospital, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6f0f3f03346a45d9875f11f0a35ad205/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
This photo shows the exterior of Bangkok Hospital, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
![Anupam Nath A man plays pool at Nana Backpack hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6768a55dde4e4fc8aa835ad7c2afee75/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A man plays pool at Nana Backpack hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
![Anupam Nath A notice displayed at the bar of Nana Backpack hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2203c75944164a8fbe50258b75537139/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A notice displayed at the bar of Nana Backpack hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)