I already have the VLC player and tried without success changing the extensions to .mpg and .avi. I also tried RealPlayer and Quick time player on the outside chance that one may have worked. I found that one of my .dvd projects was a slide show with titles added.
Factbook > Countries > Laos > Government. Government type: communist state. Definition: This entry gives the basic form of government. Definitions of the major governmental terms are as follows.
Laos, landlocked country of northeast-central mainland Southeast Asia. It consists of an irregularly round portion in the north that narrows into a peninsula-like region stretching to the southeast. Overall, the country extends about 650 miles (1,050 km) from northwest to southeast.