2nd bridge linking Thailand, Laos over Mekong River opens

2nd bridge linking Thailand, Laos over Mekong River opens

MUKDAHAN, Thailand - A 1.6-kilometer bridge over the Mekong River connecting Thailand's Mukdahan Province and the Lao province of Savannakhet is opened on Dec. 20 as part of efforts to facilitate overland transport between Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.

Main construction of Hamaoka plant's breakwater completed

Main construction of Hamaoka plant's breakwater completed

Photo taken Dec. 26, 2015, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear plant in the central Japan city of Omaezaki and its breakwater. Construction finished that day of the main part of the 1.6-kilometer-long wall whose top stands 22 meters above sea level, and the construction work will be completed in March 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Main construction of Hamaoka plant's breakwater completed

Main construction of Hamaoka plant's breakwater completed

Photo taken Dec. 26, 2015, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear plant in the central Japan city of Omaezaki and its breakwater. Construction finished that day of the main part of the 1.6-kilometer-long wall whose top stands 22 meters above sea level, and the construction work will be completed in March 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2nd bridge linking Thailand, Laos over Mekong River opens

2nd bridge linking Thailand, Laos over Mekong River opens

MUKDAHAN, Thailand - A 1.6-kilometer bridge over the Mekong River connecting Thailand's Mukdahan Province and the Lao province of Savannakhet is opened on Dec. 20 as part of efforts to facilitate overland transport between Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. (Kyodo)