Lao Voices

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Producers seek niche market for roasted coffee
The production of Lao coffee is projected to decline this year due to irregular rainfall, but exporters will focus on creating value added products and seek out foreign niche markets for roasted Lao coffee.
Last year 20,000 tonnes of coffee beans were grown, the highest yield ever in the history [...]

A typical day in Vientiane with all the noises and the daily routines for the people. These clips were made by my aunt Kian as she was out doing chores.

I thought this is a happy news coming out of Laos. I hope the students at Vientiane Secondary School will take advantages of the computer lab and language lab. With internet access, the world is at their fingertips.
Vientiane students say ‘merci’
More than 4,300 students at Vientiane Secondary School now have a new computer laboratory and [...]

A short clip of the closing credit for the Lao documentary, Against the Tide.