Lao Voices

Entrepreneurs call for high ceiling on import tariffs
Representatives of private enterprises in Laos have proposed that the government make the ceiling for import tariffs as high as possible, as a way of protecting the market for Lao-made goods.
The representatives from several private companies, including manufacturers of cement, steel, and agricultural goods, submitted the proposal to [...]

The road along the Mekong River between the Lao-Nippon Bridge and Sedone Bridge comes alive in the early evening. Food vendors would set up stalls selling various Lao dishes, from ping kai, tum maak houng, and deep fried meat balls with spicy sauce. There would be music playing and people would just gather around eating [...]

Video clip of a trip to Laos in December of 2007.