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Coffee Harvest Production in Champasak - Laos

A farmer drives a machinery to dry coffee beans at a coffee plantation in Champasak Province, Laos, Dec. 18, 2025. Laos is currently in the coffee bean harvest season, and farmers are seizing the sunny weather to pick and process coffee beans. Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coffee Harvest Production in Champasak - Laos

A farmer picks coffee beans at a coffee plantation in Champasak Province, Laos, Dec. 17, 2025. Laos is currently in the coffee bean harvest season, and farmers are seizing the sunny weather to pick and process coffee beans. Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coffee Harvest Production in Champasak - Laos

Farmers clean coffee beans at a coffee plantation in Champasak Province, Laos, Dec. 18, 2025. Laos is currently in the coffee bean harvest season, and farmers are seizing the sunny weather to pick and process coffee beans. Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coffee Harvest Production in Champasak - Laos

Farmers clean coffee beans at a coffee plantation in Champasak Province, Laos, Dec. 18, 2025. Laos is currently in the coffee bean harvest season, and farmers are seizing the sunny weather to pick and process coffee beans. Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coffee Harvest Production in Champasak - Laos

A coffee roaster presents freshly roasted coffee beans at a coffee plantation in Champasak Province, Laos, Dec. 17, 2025. Laos is currently in the coffee bean harvest season, and farmers are seizing the sunny weather to pick and process coffee beans. Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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LAOS-CHAMPASAK-VAT PHOU TEMPLE

(231025) -- CHAMPASAK, Oct. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 20, 2023 shows people visiting the Vat Phou temple in Champasak, Laos. The Vat Phou temple complex in Champassak province was declared a World Heritage Site in 2001. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-CHAMPASAK-VAT PHOU TEMPLE

(231025) -- CHAMPASAK, Oct. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 20, 2023 shows the Vat Phou temple in Champasak, Laos. The Vat Phou temple complex in Champassak province was declared a World Heritage Site in 2001. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-CHAMPASAK-VAT PHOU TEMPLE

(231025) -- CHAMPASAK, Oct. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 20, 2023 shows the Vat Phou temple in Champasak, Laos. The Vat Phou temple complex in Champassak province was declared a World Heritage Site in 2001. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-CHAMPASAK-VAT PHOU TEMPLE

(231025) -- CHAMPASAK, Oct. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Vat Phou temple in Champasak, Laos, Oct. 20, 2023. The Vat Phou temple complex in Champassak province was declared a World Heritage Site in 2001. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-CHAMPASAK-VAT PHOU TEMPLE

(231025) -- CHAMPASAK, Oct. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 20, 2023 shows the Vat Phou temple in Champasak, Laos. The Vat Phou temple complex in Champassak province was declared a World Heritage Site in 2001. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-CHAMPASAK-VAT PHOU TEMPLE

(231025) -- CHAMPASAK, Oct. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 20, 2023 shows people visiting the Vat Phou temple in Champasak, Laos. The Vat Phou temple complex in Champassak province was declared a World Heritage Site in 2001. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-CHAMPASAK-VAT PHOU TEMPLE

(231025) -- CHAMPASAK, Oct. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Vat Phou temple in Champasak, Laos, Oct. 20, 2023. The Vat Phou temple complex in Champassak province was declared a World Heritage Site in 2001. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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Laos records 947 deaths from road accidents in 2022

STORY: Laos records 947 deaths from road accidents in 2022 DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the streets in Laos STORYLINE: A total of 947 people were killed and 6,315 others injured in road accidents in Laos in 2022, according to a report on Thursday. According to the report issued by the traffic police department under the Ministry of Public Security, there were 6,440 road accidents across the country in 2022, with 947 people killed and 6,315 others injured. Lao capital Vientiane saw the highest number of road accidents at 1,092, followed by Champasak at 787, and 608 in Savannakhet province. The cost of the damage incurred was estimated at 103 billion Lao kip (over 6 million U.S. dollars). The major causes of road accidents in Laos are drunk driving, speeding, and drivers' suddenly changing of direction, according to the report. The number of road accidents across the country increased in 2022, compared to a year earlier. In 2021,

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Lao villagers enjoy better lives through Chinese tea

STORY: Lao villagers enjoy better lives through Chinese tea DATELINE: April 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:08:07 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the tea garden 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Laos): JOY KEODUANGTA, employee of 36 Manor plantation 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Laos): XAIY BUAPHAIVAN, employee of 36 Manor plantation 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Laos): XAIY BUAPHAIVAN, employee of 36 Manor plantation 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Laos): PHIMPHONE PHANNANOUVONG, Governor of Paksong district 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Laos): BOUNYADETH THONGSAVAN, Director of Champasak industry and trade department 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Laos): KHAMCHAN PHETBUACHAN, village chief STORYLINE: A tea garden in Paksong district of Champasak province has been good news for local people, providing them with a better lifestyle than they have ever known. The plantation, which is owned by Lao Manor, a China-Laos joint venture, is one of the largest tea companies in Laos. "In recent years, local people have built many new houses by selling tea to us," said Hu Xiaofeng.

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LAOS-CHAMPASAK-CHINESE TEA-PLANTING

(220401) -- VIENTIANE, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members purchase tea leaves at the 36 Manor tea plantation in Champasak Province, Laos, March 25, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lao villagers enjoy better lives through Chinese tea " (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-CHAMPASAK-CHINESE TEA-PLANTING

(220401) -- VIENTIANE, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lao villagers sell tea leaves at the 36 Manor tea plantation in Champasak Province, Laos, March 25, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lao villagers enjoy better lives through Chinese tea " (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-CHAMPASAK-CHINESE TEA-PLANTING

(220401) -- VIENTIANE, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Lao villager picks tea leaves at the 36 Manor tea plantation in Champasak Province, Laos, March 24, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lao villagers enjoy better lives through Chinese tea " (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-CHAMPASAK-CHINESE TEA-PLANTING

(220401) -- VIENTIANE, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese technicians process tea leaves at the 36 Manor tea plantation in Champasak Province, Laos, March 25, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lao villagers enjoy better lives through Chinese tea " (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-CHAMPASAK-CHINESE TEA-PLANTING

(220401) -- VIENTIANE, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 25, 2022 shows the 36 Manor tea plantation in Champasak Province, Laos. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lao villagers enjoy better lives through Chinese tea " (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-CHAMPASAK-CHINESE TEA-PLANTING

(220401) -- VIENTIANE, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lao villagers sell tea leaves at the 36 Manor tea plantation in Champasak Province, Laos, March 25, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lao villagers enjoy better lives through Chinese tea " (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-CHAMPASAK-CHINESE TEA-PLANTING

(220401) -- VIENTIANE, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese technicians process tea leaves at the 36 Manor tea plantation in Champasak Province, Laos, March 25, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lao villagers enjoy better lives through Chinese tea " (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)