Not only Meang Lao that good in (Thid sadee) any socialist ideology countries always good in talking but not in practices. that's why Soviet Union collapsed. I don't think that PDR's government know what is a free market economic mean.otherwise, Laos wouldn't be so backward in the region even Cambodia is so far ahead of Laos. Think about it. look at the contact they gave to China and Vietnam, No lao employee/manpwer included.