now, thailand is in a similar fix. massive floods in southeast asia's second-largest economy are disrupting production around the world. >> renesas has a 40% share for the global market for microcontrollers used in automobiles. before march 11th, few people had heard about the company's main microcontroller factory here in ibaraki prefecture. but it was suddenly in the spotlight when renesas was forced to stop production at the plant that caused car assembly lines around the world to come to a standstill. renesas wasn't alone. similar problems at small factories in areas affected by the quake and tsunami caused component shortages, halting production at larger factories not directly affected by the disaster. big businesses like car makers source components from many suppliers. so they may not always know which parts are made where. >> iwaki plant became nissan's symbol of swift recovery. >> six months after the disaster, supply chains were restored. and japanese car makers were ready to return to business as usual. but

now, thailand is in a similar fix. massive floods in southeast asia's second-largest economy are disrupting production around the world. >> renesas has a 40% share for the global market for microcontrollers used in automobiles. before march 11th, few people had heard about the company's main microcontroller factory here in ibaraki prefecture. but it was suddenly in the spotlight when renesas was forced to stop production at the plant that caused car assembly lines around the world to come to a standstill. renesas wasn't alone. similar problems at small factories in areas affected by the quake and tsunami caused component shortages, halting production at larger factories not directly affected by the disaster. big businesses like car makers source components from many suppliers. so they may not always know which parts are made where. >> iwaki plant became nissan's symbol of swift recovery. >> six months after the disaster, supply chains were restored. and japanese car makers were ready to return to business as usual. but

. >>> this is one of the most flood-ravaged parts of thailand, ayutthaya, thailand. the only way to get around is by boat. it houses the likes of sony, cannon, household name factories. their factories are still submerged but waters are finally receding. they are moving electronic components to higher ground when they can. the military is moving to cleanup mode as well, stacking sandbags as they prepare to dry out. pumping out all of that water could take weeks and weeks. >>> it's all over for bangkok as well. the city's governor says 14 floodgates are not working properly in the western neighborhoods. the central business district has largely been spared, remains dry for now. other parts of bangkok are under water. authorities say at least 506 people have died in three months of flooding across thailand. >>> some of the country's most popular tourist destinations like bangkok's main shopping areas and the country's beach resorts have remained dry. tell that to the tourists staying away from thailand in drove, cancelling hotel bookings and airline flights. i'm joined

nhk world, bangkok. >>> thailand is not the only country in the region hit by this sort of crisis. vietnam is also in the middle of devastating floods. the death toll has reached 100 since august, mainly in central and southern regions of vietnam. >>> a government official quoted by the ap news agency said 25,000 people have been forced from their homes in the central province of quanam alone. villages have been cut off by floods and landslides. the historic town of hoian has been inundated but none of its world heritage landmarks are in danger of serious damage. that wraps up today's bulletin. i'm patchari raksawong reporting from bangkok. >>> it's barely mid-november, but some people are already preparing for christmas. a large business district in tokyo is getting an early start. it's found a way to make the season sparkle in an eco-friendly way. nhk world's rina naka know takes us there. >> reporter: i'm here at bright christmas 2011. as you can see it's still pretty dark right now, but in a few moments, thousands of l.e.d. lights will give this area a nice holiday glow. the ce

for thailand, not too bad. fairly dry for central and even northern sections, but down towards the south, across the melee peninsula we'll see a little bit more showery activity today. tuesday's highs are 33 in manila. 33 degrees also in bangkok. should be looking at largely sunny skies, just a little bit of clouds and should remain dry today. 28 in hong kong. 18 for chongqing, a little bit cooler in beijing, highs remain at 15 degrees. for tokyo, 21 today, so slightly cooler than yesterday, but still very pleasant. over toward the americas, the northeastern united states is looking much calmer today as residents continue to dig out from all of that snow over the weekend, however, we are looking at this low pressure area that's going to be moving up northward aening lo the atlantic seaboard bringing in a couple showers for areas like the carolinas and parts of the mid-atlantic region. in eastern canada will see precipitation moving through ontario and in towards northern quebec. then the rainy area showing sign

thailand, largely settled picture. bangkok not ruling out the possibility of afternoon thundershowers again. 33 degrees is the expected high. 25 expected in hong kong. gets cooler going towards north, 18 in tokyo. dropping away from the 20s that we've had the past couple days. and as for the americas, it is the united states looking at more active weather showing up here. we have a couple of lows dropping out of the rockies, looking to develop in the next couple of days. widespread rain stretches along the midsection of the united states, and for the southern end of this wet area, chances are you may see strong storms. already seeing tornado watches in texas and oklahoma and so you want to watch for tornadic activity and strong thundershowers. snow also lingering a little longer in the four corners region, then the cold precipitation starts to head to the central plains. here, too, you may see a little snowfall during the day. as for the pacific northwest, quite unsettled. mostly for british columbia, coastal rain and

the south corridor links thailand to southern vietnam through cambodia. the tunnel fully completes the link with the exception of a bridge over the mekong river in cambodia. connecting two massive manufacturing giants, thailand and vietnam, the corridors are expected to lead to more distribution and adjacent developing companies like laos and cambodia will enjoy spillover benefits from the project. next we have a nation marking 20 years since the end of a devastating civilian war. over the last decade cambodia has enjoyed it's now considered among the ranks of the so-called new emerging countries, and after years of international assistance cambodia is now seeking investment. nhk world reports. >> reporter: the skyline of the capital has seen a surge in high-rise buildings. name-brand stores are part of purchasing power of cambodian consumers. over the past five years, sales of flat-screen televisions and digital cameras grew 20% a year. >> compared to the last ten years or compared to the last five years, last ten years, grew. last five-year amount, peop

for thailand, not too bad. dry. down to the south across the peninsula, that is where we will see showery activity today. tuesday's highs are 33 in manila. 33 in bangkok. there are largely sunny skies with a bit of clouds. it should remain dry today. 28 in hong kong. cooler in beijing with highs at 15 degrees. 21 for tokyo. cooler than yesterday, but still very pleasant. over in the united states, it is calmer today as residents are digging out from the snow from the weekend. we are looking at the low pressure system that is moving up north along the atlantic seaboard bringing showers to the carolinas and mid-atlantic region. in eastern canada will see precipitation moving through ontario and into northern quebec. then the rainy area showing signs of developing across the rockies. that is turning to snow in the upper elevations. highs on tuesday, 27 in houston. warm in oklahoma city, but cooler. winnipeg is 8 degrees. lastly, a look at europe. still a bit of activity out to the west. we have the cold front that has

fought very hard to get victor victor boot extradited from thailand to the u.s. over a year ago but that fight was was taking place since mr bruce was arrested during a sting operation in thailand in march two thousand and eight. has pled not guilty on all the charges and he still maintains his innocence his attorney albert diane did speak to the press following today's events that took place in court so this is not the end that he still has a chance that we have a chance to will again we can appeal to those judge. that the verdict was rendered against the weight of the evidence and that we could also proceed to the united states court of appeals but we are disappointed at this verdict now that he's been found guilty on these charges he faces a sentence of anywhere between twenty five years and life in prison. russia says it continues to question the grounds of the case against boot and wants him back in the country is going to join us live from moscow outside the foreign ministry with more so if your wife is moscow so annoyed. russia strongly criticizes the u.s.

thailand, largely settled picture. bangkok not ruling out the possibility of afternoon thundershowers again. 33 degrees is the expected high. 25 expected in hong kong. gets cooler going towards north, 18 in tokyo. dropping away from the 20s that we've had the past couple days. and as for the americas, it is the united states looking at more active weather showing up here. we have a couple of lows dropping out of the rockies, looking to develop in the next couple of days. widespread rain stretches along the midsection of the united states, and for the southern end of this wet area, chances are you may see strong storms. already seeing tornado watches in texas and oklahoma and so you want to watch for tornadic activity and strong thundershowers. snow also lingering a little longer in the four corners region, then the cold precipitation starts to head to the central plains. here, too, you may see a little snowfall during the day. as for the pacific northwest, quite unsettled. mostly for british columbia, coastal rain and

court finds a businessman guilty of arms trafficking following his arrest in thailand. a rally of thousands in oakland causes a major seaport shut down as public discontent with economic inequality again spilled onto the streets or he's correspondent on the scene in the middle of events reports now that unfolded around. it's eleven am in moscow i match have you with us here on r t our top story it's a shaky time for the leaders of the world's twenty biggest economies who are about to meet in france the eurozone is troubling after greece's shocking statement that it will hold a referendum on euro bailout plans as artie's an isa now i reports from cannes the summit could become the scene of a major standoff. it's europe france versus euro skeptics at this year's g. twenty basically the chance summit has been hijacked by this euro crisis after the greek prime minister dropped a bombshell saying that his country would hold a referendum on whether or not to make cuts and accept this latest batch of bail whilst being pushed by germany and france well the reply minister was su

the south corridor links thailand to southern vietnam through cambodia. the tunnel fully completes the link with the exception of a bridge over the mekong river in cambodia. connecting two massive manufacturing giants, thailand and vietnam, the corridors are expected to lead to more distribution and adjacent developing companies like laos and cambodia will enjoy spillover benefits from the project. next we have a nation marking 20 years since the end of a devastating civilian war. over the last decade cambodia has enjoyed it's now considered among the ranks of the so-called new emerging countries, and after years of international assistance cambodia is now seeking investment. nhk world ports. >> reporter: the skyline of the capital has seen a surge in high-rise buildings. name-brand stores are part of purchasing power of cambodian consumer over the past five years, sales of flat-screen televisions and digital cameras grew 20% a year. >> compared to the last ten years or compared to the last five years, last ten years, grew. last five-year amount, people h

thailand battles bloods and the government slashes but its growth forecast. a special report on how business is coping. midday in london, early morning in washington and 1:00 in the afternoon in strasbourg, the venue of the latest of a long line of meetings aimed at finding an answer to the eurozone crisis. this is different. the first-time mario monti is attending as italy's new prime minister. and there are reports about sharp disagreements between france and germany over expanding the role of the european central bank and that mario monti could be caught in the crossfire. our european correspondent, chris morris. said, don'tlways underestimate the political will to protect the euro, come what may. it is being tested more than ever before. when welcome piece of news for france and germany, they and the markets like the new man at the top. >> the eurozone's big two are meeting again with plenty of urgent issues to resolve. but this time they are joined by the new italian prime minister mario monti. the message they want to send to the markets? eurozone's thi

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she knows she is originally from switzerland and that she now lives in thailand. but the rest is foggy and slipping away a little more each day. >> how long am i here? a week or two weeks? how long am i here? >> you came last year. >> i am here one year? >> yes. >> one year? >> and three months. >> i was at home in switzerland. >> i am not sure. i do not know. >> elisabeth is confused and disoriented and very far from home, but lar, her tie caregiver is convinced that forgetting is simply part of aging. she thinks it does not matter if people cannot remember things exactly. >> i have a grandmother who is the same age. she lives with me. sometimes she gets angry, but it is ok. >> baan kamlangchay is written on the vehicle that brings elisabeth, viktor, and the others back from their outing. it means "of company in the heart," and it is the name of their new home. there are 11 residents here, and they all suffered from damage. they are starting a new life at the end of their lives. that is because here, they and their families are offered something they are no longe

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what made it even worse was flooding in thailand. this is what the company official had to say. >> translator: we managed to improve our profitability and save about $640 million during the six months, but this was offset by the yen's appreciation. we regret to say we ended up with a loss of $418 million. >>> japanese automakers were hit across the board by the strong yen and flooding in thailand, but of the three top automaker s in japan, toyota was the only one that posted an operating loss for the first half of this fiscal year. nissan, on the other hand, raised its full year profit forecast last week. now analysts say the difference comes from toyota's dependence on domestic production. nissan is producing 72% of its vehicles overseas, minimizing the impact of currency swings and natural disasters. honda's output outside japan is 73%. and toyota's overseas production is 57%. now toyota's vice president says it is taking steps to reduce the risk of depending on domestic production. and also toyota's presence in china is weaker com

t thers thing i can doo help reporter: elephan are more than tourist attractions in thailand. for centuries, they've been revered as animals unlike any other. that makes their current suffering even harder to watch. nhk world, ayutthaya. >>> and that wraps up our buet, i'm. >>> the drawn-out floods in thailand are seriously affecting production by japanese car-makers. toyota motors says it will reduce domestic output by 30% in november, due to parts shortages. sources say toyota plans to produce 230,000 vehicles in japan this month, that's down 100,000 units from its earlier target. the company will reportedly halt production of a wide variety of minivans and reduced output of some luxyedsyhalf. the automaker had bee ramping up production in september to make up for losses caused by the march disaster. but the floods have forced toyota to idle assembly lines for a month. and manufacturing has been curtailed in southeast asia, japan, north america and africa. >>> japan's key economic index fell for the second consecutive month in september. the cabinet oice say the coincident i

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road water threatened to reach central bangkok after devastating parks in central thailand. bangkok metropolitan authority closed flood gates and canals north of the district. water can't escape anywhere and houses upstream of the gate remain inundated. on monday about 200 residents demanded that the government open a gate and some of them tried to even break it to release the water. >> translator: the water has been trapped for 15 days. but the government did nothing. it's a health hazard. >> the water is now threatening industrial complex in a downstream area south of central bangkok where about 20 japanese companies are operating. >>> a new fact has surfaced concerning north korea's nuclear ambitions. they demanded light water reactors in exchange for stopping uranium enrichment in recent talks with the united states. during a meeting in geneva, the negotiator repeated the country's stance that uranium enrichment is for peaceful power generation. speaking to reporters after the talks, he implied that he made a demand that could lead to a halt of uranium enrichment. u.s. n

honda suspended operations in thailand and malaysia last month. it plans to reduce production in japan, north america, india and vietnam due to the parts shortage. the automaker says it will halt production in turkey later this month and reduce output in britain and brazil as well. the flooding will affect honda's production bases throughout the world, excludeing china. a downturn in the company's business appears inevitable. >>> france and germany will try to persuade greece to accept the rescue package that eu leaders proposed last week. the greek government is saying it will hold a referendum on the debt issues. french president nak las sarkozy and german chancellor angela merkel tor have an emergency meeting on wednesday with greek prime minister george papandreou in france. papandreou suddenly announced on monday that greece would hold a referendum on the eu debt deal. his cabinet approved the plan on tuesday. but opposition parties have rejected the plan demanding general elections instead. it remains uncertain whether papandreou's governmen

it is one of eight industrial parks inundated by flood water in thailand. the park operates over 150 japanese firms including honda and nikon. the park has been flooded since october 8th. parts of the area remain under more than two meters of water, but the level is receding outside the complex wall, allowing drainage work to begin. >> translator: this industrial park has provided many jobs and sustained the economy. it's essential that we restore it. >> many japanese firms shifted their operations to japan or elsewhere in thailand, as prospects for an early resumption of operations seem remote. >>> as the crisis drags on the impact of thailand's precious animal heritage is also mounting. the well-being of the iconic elephant is now under threat. nhk world's wayawan hanwiwan reports. >> reporter: these elephants are taking shelter on high ground, several kilometers from the submerged city center of ayutthaya. now the elephants have evacuated here because of the flood in ayutthaya, which is home to a world heritage site. elephants are one of the big tourist

but that's not what the cards for thailand. a lot of shower activity and thunderstorms to the south, but to the north, where we had the devastating flooding, that's where the -- it all transpired. then all of that water trying to get down to the south. it's a process that takes a very long time here. and so as the waters recede, we are going to continue to see this drying here that will be just excellent news. a long time before we recover completely from this calamity. temperatures in the low 30s. the dry pattern will continue for bangkok. look at europe, fascinating pattern underway here across europe. we have a block behind the middle. the omega blocking pattern here. i'll explain that as you can see the shape of it. we have the high here and the storms are coming from the atlantic are essentially hitting a traffic jam. they have to go up and around. what this does is it provides very quiet weather conditions and also mild temperatures especially on the western side of the highs. it pumps warmer air in. included will be fran

this is a very important to recite for thailand. just days ago, this historic place with under flood water. as the flood waters rushed down from northern thailand, this area filled up in some places as high as a meter and a half and this water stood for about two months. but now, the cleanup has begun. elephants have been brought in to pull out the heavy debris. these are elephants that normally carry the tourist around the site and they are a major part of this attraction. in the profits from the tourism work that the elephants generate goes back into a conservation program to breed and take care of these elephants. while this area may be drawn out close to here, it's very important industrial center for thailand's manufacturing industry is still under flood waters and that is expected to stay that way for several more weeks. looking at the clean up here, the tourists are starting to trickle back, this is becoming a symbol of renewal and hope for a flood ravaged compancountry. >> for the first time in 30 years nasa is pulling back

we provide the support to the red cross of thailand. now we are providing water treatment units and filters. we have 500,000 euros at our disposal. >> relief efforts continued. what victims want to know is a responsible. one internet radio address to explain the current situation. it has gotten at least a million clicks so far. >> many of the countries in asia, even in europe, the planning lags behind. you see developments taking place without complete planning of the consequences. >> of finding solutions to the problems that -- is something that this dutch flood expert is trying to do. the floodwaters have not subsided yet. the country has to look ahead. >> the government has made an enormous budget available, 800 billion. we will see what comes out of that. >> some neighbors do not know weather they will -- leader they will see any of that money. but they're not complaining. >> why should i cry? i am still live and die living here. why should i be sad? it hurts me to see the scale of the floods. it is really hard for all of us. >> the

thailand is beginning to clean up from days of devastating floods. the water is not completely drained away in all areas. and where it has come up people are understandably keen to regain their lives. there was have a cost in the manufacturing sector and this badly disrupted global supply chains. >> the big cleanup begins. piles of rancid rubbish left behind as the water receded. layers of mold and mud. this street food stall was ruined by the flood. he is building another one from scratch. i am using my savings to do this, he says, but it is time to move on. he says it is like starting a new life from zero. the floods affected businesses small and large. a month ago, there was still hope. it was thought that industrial real estate would be saved. concrete islands in a glistening filthy lake, hundreds of factories abandoned to the water. thousands of workers without jobs. a lot of these factories that have had to close make components that are exported from thailand to other areas around the world. what happened here, the effect of all of this water

be disrupted in thailand? >> i think we have resumed production not at full capacity, but i think before the end of the year we should normalize production. >> the economic crisis facing the world doesn't seem to look like it will be resolved any time soon. what is your forecast? >> i think, you know, we had so many crises for the last three years that it's going to be difficult to get out of all of this all of a sudden. so i think we're going to continue to have turmoil within the next two to three years for the very simple reason is, i'm just ignoring the possibility of any new natural disaster, of any new man-made kind of turmoil like you know, political turmoil or any aggression somewhere or any war. i'm eliminating all of this. i still think that the problem where the west is going to go through a period of deleveraging, where the government is going to have to reduce their debt, going to have to cut their expenses, is going to have some consequence at least on part of the economy. even though the emergin

the bank of thailand cut its benchmark interest rate on wednesday for the first time in more than two and a half years. the cut of 0.25 percentage points lowering the rate to 3.25%. the central bank had been raising interest rates since mid 2009, to tackle inflation. but it now says monetary policy should be eased to cushion the flood-hit economy. >> translator: with upside inflation risks expected to be limited, the current accommodative monetary policy could provide further support to economic restoration and investment. >> months of flooding have devastated thai exports and weakened business confidence. that comes on tops of worries about the global economic slowdown and european debt crisis. as a result, the central bank lowered its forecast for thailand's gdp growth this year, from 2.6%, to 1.8%. experts say lower interest rates will allow flood-hit businesses and consumers to borrow money more cheaply to pay for reconstruction. >>> and finally, thailand is known for its martial arts, such as may-thai, or thai boxing. but at one unusual gym in bangkok, boxers are struggling for a

. >>> here in thailand, the u.n. secretary general has seen firsthand the devastation caused by the nation's worst floods in decades. ban ki-moon sat down with thai prime minister yingluck shinawatra to discuss the crisis. he pledged all necessary assistance to help thailand recover. >> this crisis will be over, over. overcome as soon as i say again, we stand ready to walk with the thai government. >> meanwhile, in some parts of bangkok, nhk observed floodwaters have receded. officials say their efforts to drain the water are working. >> the level of the flood in bangkok should not be higher than this time. the area should not be spread out. we say it is under control right now. >> floodwaters from the north are being diverted to the east and west of bangkok even though the center of the capital now appears safe. the situation in those areas remains severe. >>> hundreds of thousands of people across thailand have been forced to leave their homes because of the floods. among the items they are usually forced to part w

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fought very hard to get victor victor boot extradited from thailand to the u.s. over a year ago but that fight was was taking place since mr coote was arrested during a sting operation in thailand in march two thousand and eight. has pled not guilty on all the charges and he still maintains his innocence his attorney albert diane did speak to the press following today's events that took place in court so this is not the end that he still has a chance that we have a chance to will again we can appeal to this judge. that the verdict was rendered against the we need to be evidence that we can also proceed to the united states court of appeals but we are disappointed at this word now that he's been found guilty on these charges he faces a sentence of anywhere between twenty five years and life in prison george but investigative journalist attending the hearing says boo was too shocked to react to the news. the case against vick the boot for all practical purposes is case closed . albert diane after the jury was dismissed and victor boot just stood there basically see

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fought very hard to get victor victor boot extradited from thailand to the u.s. over a year ago but that fight was was taking place since mr who was arrested during a sting operation in thailand in march two thousand and eight. has pled not guilty on all the charges and he still maintains his innocence his attorney albert diane did speak to the press following today's events that took place in court so this is not the end that he still has a chance that we have a chance to will again we can appeal to this judge. that the verdict was rendered against the weight of the evidence that we can also proceed to the united states court of appeals but we are disappointed at this verdict now that he's been found guilty on these charges he faces a sentence of anywhere between twenty five years and life in prison. right now russia says it wants to bring victim back home and insists that his extradition to the u.s. was illegal and he was flown out of thailand in a military style operation that moscow believes was outside the jurisdiction of u.s. authorities. europe is going of

fought very hard to get victor victor boot extradited from thailand to the u.s. over a year ago but that fight was was taking place since mr who was arrested during a sting operation in thailand in march two thousand and eight. has pled not guilty on all the charges and he still maintains his innocence his attorney albert diane did speak to the press following today's events that took place in court so this is not the end that he still has a chance that we have a chance to again we can appeal to this judge. that the verdict was rendered against the weight of the evidence and that we could also proceed to the united states court of appeals but we are disappointed at this verdict now that he's been found guilty on these charges he faces a sentence of anywhere between twenty five years and life in prison. reporting victor brother says that the u.s. media launched a campaign which ultimately ruin his reputation even well before the trial got underway. even before the court hearing started building news channels and websites practically all the mass media talked of no

fought very hard to get victor victor boot extradited from thailand to the u.s. over a year ago but that fight was was taking place since mr who was arrested during a sting operation in thailand in march two thousand and eight. has pled not guilty on all the charges and he still maintains his innocence his attorney albert diane did speak to the press following today's events that took place in court so this is not the end that he still has a chance that we have a chance to will again we can appeal to this judge. that the verdict was rendered against the weight of the evidence but that we could also proceed to the united states court of appeals but we are disappointed at this verdict now that he's been found guilty on these charges he faces a sentence of anywhere between twenty five years and life in prison george map an investigative journalist who attended the hearing says boo was too shocked to react to the news. the case against vick to boot for all practical purposes is case closed. albert diane after the jury was dismissed and victor boot just stood there ba

fought very hard to get victor victor boot extradited from thailand to the u.s. over a year ago but that fight was was taking place since mr who was arrested during a sting operation in thailand in march two thousand and eight. has pled not guilty on all the charges and he still maintains his innocence his attorney albert diane did speak to the press following today's events that took place in court so this is not the end that he still has a chance that we have a chance to will again we can appeal to this judge. that the verdict was rendered against the weight of the evidence so that we can also proceed to the united states court of appeals but we are disappointed at this word now that he's been found guilty on these charges he faces a sentence of anywhere between twenty five years and life in prison. but russia says they want to bring victim back home and insists that his extradition to the u.s. was illegal he was flown out of thailand in a military style operation the moscow believes was outside the jurisdiction of u.s. the authorities correspondent you've got