the mighty river winds through the indochina peninsula.he friendship bridge is greatly increased trade between laos and neighboring countries. the amount of imported goods from thailand is growing yearly and the community is set to be launched in 2015. it will eliminate customs tariffs within the community and allow affordable high quality produce from neighboring countries to hit local markets. it's expected to have a huge impact onning agriculture in la. organic agriculture is seen as the key to boosting the doe domestic market. laos is suited to sustain organic agriculture. it has a long standing tradition of natural cultivation. many farmers were too poor to buy fertilizers. much of the land remained uncontaminated by agrochemicals. the government turned that situation into an advantage. it began produce as organic to build a viable export industry. it lacked the know-how to establish standards. the government sought financial and technical assistance from an ngo in swits land. this land to the law firm of the profil project in 2004. o

thailand is located in the center of the indochina peninsula.t is attracting growing attention not only for the geographic location but also as a production center for the huge asean market of 600 million people. what paths lie ahead for thailand in its attempt to return to civilian rule? prayut bears great responsibility in ensuring that thai politics has a soft landing. aiko doden, nhk world. >> you can see more of our interview with thailand's interim prime minister prayut chan-o-cha in our program "asian voices" later this week. >>> managers of japan's damaged nuclear plant are facing another delay in dealing with a major source of contamination. they're working on blocking the flow of radioactive water from reactor buildings to underground tunnels. tokyo electric power company officials met with members of the nuclear regulatory authority and the nra members approved a plan to delay the project until later this month. tepco tried to create ice barriers to stop water from leak out of the reactor buildings. workers were supposed to remove the