in neighboring cambodia, the situation also remains serious. waters have begun to recede but many homes are still swamped. 17 of cambodia's 23 provinces have been affected. according to reuters that covers about 1.5 million people, the floods are the worst to hit the country in more than a decade. at least 247 people have lost their lives so far. and with rains still falling, this regional disaster is still far from over. nhk world, bangkok. >>> over to business news now with ai. so ai, wall swal bearish again. when's behind the overnight fall? >> catherine, investors are still worried about the situation in europe. new york stocks tumbled over 240 points on monday on concerns that this weekend's eu summit will fail to ease europe's credit problems. the dow jones industrial average finished the day at 11,397 even, down 247 points. that's a loss of 2.1%. investors sold a wide range of shares after a german government spokesperson warned that european union leaders will not be able to solve all issues when they meet on saturday. they're aiming to

in neighboring cambodia, the situation also remains serious. waters have begun to recede but many homes are still swamped. 17 of cambodia's 23 provinces have been affected. according to reuters that covers about 1.5 million people, the floods are the worst to hit the country in more than a decade. at least 247 people have lost their lives so far. and with rains still falling, this regional disaster is still far from over. nhk world, bangkok. >>> over to business news now with ai. so ai, wall swal bearish again. when's behind the overnight fall? >> catherine, investors are still worried about the situation in europe. new york stocks tumbled over 240 points on monday on concerns that this weekend's eu summit will fail to ease europe's credit problems. the dow jones industrial average finished the day at 11,397 even, down 247 points. that's a loss of 2.1%. investors sold a wide range of shares after a german government spokesperson warned that european union leaders will not be able to solve all issues when they meet on saturday. they're aiming to

in neighbors cambodia, the situation remains serious. waters have begun to recede, but many homes in phnom penh are still swamped. 17 of cambodia's 23 provinces have been affected. according to reuters, that covers about 1.5 million people. the floods are the worst to hit the country in more than a decade. at least 247 people have lost their lives so far. and with rainsti falling, thisegionadist istl fafr over. for nhk world, bangkok. >>> a massive flooding is seriously affecting japanese car makers' operations in not only thailand, but other asian countries as well. honda motors says it will slash production in malaysia as the company can no longer secure enough auto parts from thailand. honda produces about 40,000 units annually at its malaysia factory. the company closed its factory in the thai province of ayatthaya last week. other factories are experiencing delays, toyota is halting production until saturday, eye suzi and nissan, too. parts are shipped to toyota factories inndesnda ysia and indonesia factories in japan. and japanese

in neighboring cambodia, at least 207 people have been killed in flooding along the river since early september. >> translator: my children are sick. they have rashes on their hands and feet. i'm begging the government and international groups for help. >> the cambodian authorities say nearly 230,000 families have been affected. with many being forced to flee to higher ground. >> myanmar's government said they will grant amnesty to more than 6300 prisoners. the president released a statement that said the government will release the prisoners starting wednesday. myanmar pardoned more than 14,000 prisoners in may, shortly after the current government took office in the first general election in 20 years. the prisoners were political detainees. the latest covers those who were unwell or have shown good behavior. more than 2,000 activists, lawyer, journalists and others are believed to be in prison for their involvement in pro democracy movements in 1988 and anti-government rallies in 2007. western nations have imposed economic sanctions on myanmar to press the country to release the pol

in neighboring cambodia, more than 200 people have been killed by floods and landslides after rivers overflowed. they call the disaster the worst in cambodia in over a decade, with one million people effected and half the districts in the capital already flooded. in southern vietnam, floods are worsening with at least 34 deaths, many of them children. damage to local crops and infrastructure is estimated at about 45 million u.s. dollars. in laos, at least 30 people have died and 400,000 have been effected. the rains are expected to continue for several more weeks, raising expectations that the crisis may still worsen. >>> sri lanka entoured two decades of wars before the tsunami that killed more than 30,000 people on the island. two years after the conflict ended, some areas are on the way to full recovery, thanks to tourism. >> translator: this is southeastern sri lanka. the beach is known to surfers around the world. last month, an international surfing competition was held here. nearly 100 surfers from 19 countries took part. >> there's so many things to see, wildlife, good surf. y

in neighboring cambodia, more than 200 people have been killed by 200 people have been killed by floods and landslides where the rivers overflowed. the disaster has been called the worst in cambodia in over a decade with 1 million people affected and half the district in the capital already flooded. in the mekong delta in southern vietnam, floods are worsening with at least 34 deaths. many of them children. damage to local crops and infrastructure is estimated at about $45 million u.s. dollars. in laos, at least 30 people have died, and 400,000 have been affected. the rains are expected to continue for several more weeks. raising expectations that the crisis may still worsen. >>> in sri lanka enjoyed two decades of civil war, as well as the 2004 tsunami, that killed more than 30,000 people on the island. two years after the conflict ended, some areas are on the way to a full recovery, thanks to tourism and marine sports. nhk wold's namini veejay dasa has more. >>> the beach is known to sufferers around the world. last month, an international surfing competition was held here. nearly 100

in neighboring cambodia at least 207 people have been killed in flooding since early september. >> translator: my children are sick. they have rashes on their hands and feet. i'm begging the government and international groups for help. >> the cambodian authorities say that nearly 230,000 families have been affected with many being forced to flee to higher ground. >>> concerns about radiation contamination are now a part of everyday life in japan. people are asking many questions, especially about the safety of the food supply. a new self service radiation monitoring business opened tuesday near tokyo to help them find answers. it is located in a city 200 kilometers away from fukushima daiichi, a place where government surveys have detected relatively high radiation readings. >> reporter: commerce are concerned about their food and their environment. this is a low cost way to get some peace of mind. that station is located in the shopping district. customers can check soil, food, and other products they have bought or grown. the station is equipped with eight measuring instruments. people pay

in neighboring cambodia, at least 207 people have been killed in flooding alone. along the mekong river since early september. >> translator: my children are sick. they have rashes on their hands and feet. i'm begging the government and international groups to help. >> cambodian authorities said nearly 230,000 families have been affected with many being forced to flee to higher ground. >>> japan's consumer confidence improved in september for the first time in two months. amid continuing business recovery. the cabinet office said on tuesday that the consumer confidence index stood at 38.6, up 1.6 points from august. the index is based on the office's monthly survey of over 6,700 households nationwide. the rise in september is attributed to continuing recovery in industrial production after the march 11th disaster. the office says consumers are less concerned about their work, lifestyle or income. on the basis of latest survey results, the cabinet office upgraded its assessment of consumer confidence. it said confidence is recovery instead of being on a recovery tr

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