they have set up with chinese credit card companies. department stores in metropolitan areas in japan have some staff that can speak chinese. in singapore, a casino opened for the first time this year, ending long-standing government ban. there are no casinos on mainland china so singapore is trying to boost tourism from china with casino. right now, the main desnations for thinesere in n, but tte th weste companies in years. wi gain anowt f miyaki ranslator: i declare the ehisho inctns continsuppt >>ralar: fl zz eporngar miyak thdiasspadcounietoefinro escki m rri ulno ecsteveuilye > boutiques explodi whew lk their ros. best for the holy day mki e d of ramadan. the hand loom industry geared up to tkl demand. it has 30,000 loomrars and textile dyers working around the oc some overstretched tailorsrtlyt orders. isnd week of september. >>> hi there, time for the weather. and let's begin in east asia. lots going on across the we have two tropical depressions that we are monitoring at this mont. and both of them have the -- are likely to bec

the world has been dazzled in recent years by what's called the chinese economic miracle just days ago beijing claimed it had overtaken japan to become the world's second largest economy off to the u.s. but overwhelming growth bring some serious challenges environmental financial social and political just call us where they can handle them i'm joined now here by the vice chancellor for research and international relations at the russian foreign ministry's diplomatic academy in guinea by jennifer thank you very much again for your time thank you for inviting me to the program well some experts say chinese over hating all those that it's already over hate it what do you think i think trainers economists over here in the spin over he did all the time because they have for a disproportionate between sectors of the economy which grow very fast for example industry the same time the don't have enough resources how dangerous is that for the economy when cheney started reforms experts in russia or in other countries they used to say that the economy will be a transit call it will be in trouble

i think they still have potential one of the chinese yuan strong becoming the world's. reserve currency to yes to or talk to train news and ask this question that a lot of some of them smile when they say because of course it's a long way to go as far as the neighbors of china are concerned some of them already use the some of them already use this currency in some cases like mongolia like laos cambodia cetera but to say that it can replace american dollars think it's possible in the forseeable future and chinese even don't do this they don't try to destroy dollars because they understand that they put happens the whole world the common rule will go to pieces how big is china's role in global politics today. one of the major political challenges the country is now facing china is a permanent member of the u.n. security council and china is one of the greatest economy in congress in the world china has a very active foreign policy and as a result china plays a very important role in the world and no i wouldn't say you have you can find even one problem in the world which

government so chinese has no choice but to try to stop them this tradition on the korean peninsula is hotting up just a while ago the yassin south korea had joint military exercises in the pacific something north korea was strongly opposed to was china's stance on north korea is the only official ally of china change you support in korea in the korean war imagine if you consider the last one million people and of course they treasure those relations they want to you know to stay alive at the same time they do understand that north korean economy doesn't work well they encourage north koreans to promote reforms to make the economy more market oriented they try to encourage north korea to be more open to the world and they're very much against north korea having nuclear weapons but they do say chinese that the reason most korea wants to have nuclear weapons is because america doesn't profit most most korea puts pressure on north korea and the bush for example was very warlike against north korea the chinese way or dealing with this issue is to see to the table and try to solve issues in

one of the chinese yuan stron says of becoming the world's. reserve currency to be asked or talked to train news and ask this question a lot of some of them smile when they say because of course a long way to go as far as labor so concerned some of them use some of them already use this currency in some cases like mongolia like laos cambodia but to say that they can replace american dollar. for. the simple future unsureness of a boom boom they don't try to destroy dollar because then the standard put happens the whole world the column will go to pieces how big is china's role in global politics today. what are the major political challenges the country is now facing china as a permanent member of the u.n. security council and china is one of the greatest economy in the coming years in the world china has a very active foreign policy and as a result china plays a very important role in the world and no i wouldn't say you have you can find even one problem in the world which can be sold with the without participation of china and i stress the ch

he has worked with the chinese hospital and the chinese community health care association to create the nation's first and only bilingual and culturally competent health class. he also spearheaded the creation of the chinese community health resource center, which today serves over 30,000 san franciscans. he currently serves on the san francisco health commission, which he has served for over 20 years, where he has been a staunch advocate of our community, requiring culturally competent programs, rebuilding lebanon hospital, san francisco general hospital, and encouraging support for the hepatitis b three program. he was quoted in today's "new york times" for his advocacy to that program. one of the first individuals are asked to come to my office to greet me was none other than this gentleman here, and i also want to remake a quick conversation i had with my mother recently. i told her i was going to present an award to the good doctor, and she asked me -- "i guess it is too late for you to good medical school?" [laughter] without further ado, doctor, thank you so much for everything y

take a look at a story we brought you about a chinese language school right here in the d.c. area and. and instead of a border fence we also may as well have a great walk who needs to build the dang fence and we'll have an ancient wall that just keeps all the barbarians out and all that delicious good old american cafeteria food that we've been feeding our children but you can't just toss that away will be forced or you can toss that away excuse me now you'll be force feeding your youth chinese food instead of fried chicken we'll have orange chicken so the french fries to have fried rice and instead of gloopy pasta why not throw in a little bit of child maine which can think of it might not be all that bad an idea isn't going to delicious but worst of all ladies and gentlemen our very existence as a country could be in jeopardy and a recent survey which polled women on the hottest foreign accents the brits came in first australia came in second russians had a decent showing but the chinese well they didn't even make it in the top ten the hardest was to procreate when the chin

private consumption as a share of chinese g.d.p. is only about 36%, literally half that of the united states. over the next five to ten years, that share has got to move up. and with a consumer society comes more a free and open communication, freedom of choice aspirational values, upward mobility. it's hard to accomplish those aspirational goals without a more open and free political system. >> rose: we continue with the story of pat tillman. the n.f.l. star became a soldier and was killed in afghanistan. there's now a documentary about his life. we're joined by its director, amir bar-lev, and the narrator, actor josh brolin. >> tillman's platoon was set upon on all sides by a taliban ambush. tillman ran out ahead of his entire platoon up a hill shouting "let's take it to the enemy." coincidentally, that was one of the talking points around the war that the time. let's take the war to the enemy. according to this account, he echoed that sentiment. it's preposterous. and that he single-handedly saved the lives of his platoon mates a

by the chinese that it... it should make you very uncomfortable. >> pelley: since our story first aired, tai shen kuo's sentence was cut by two-thirds, partly because of his cooperation and partly because the judge felt that the damage to national security was limited. he's now scheduled to be released a few months before gregg bergersen. >> cbs money watch update sponsored by spiriva. >> mitchell: good evening from new orleans where the president today pledged nearly $2 billion to rebuild the city's schools. the government is considering reviving the tax credit for the first-time home buyers to prop up the housing market. and the last exorcism led the weekend box office. i'm russ mitchell, cbs news. i l. hit the courts... and explore new places. i'm breathing better with spiriva. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled maintenance treatment for both forms of copd... which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. i take it every day... it keeps my airways open to help me breathe better all day long. spiriva d

the chinese philosophy of harmony. it will remind us to work hard to promote our mutual understanding and caption. i am confident with our joint efforts, we will surely make the san francisco exhibit a highlight at the world expo in shanghai, but also we will make san francisco the best gateway to china

he's one in a new, growing breed of chinese consumers that buys private insurance. >>yunfei (in chinese): our generation thinks about how to work to pay for pensions and insurance so that when we retire, we can have a good life. >>reporter: private insurance annual premiums now top 55 billion us dollars with the industry growing by over 20 percent annually. foreign companies are established in the country's mature metropolises like beijing and shanghai. >>mackie: a rapid development of the private sector, including capital markets reform, would help support the future needs of those with disposable income. but a strong state retirement scheme is still a must. the trouble today, however, is that china's basic urban pension scheme also covers the underfunded obligations of shuttered state run factories. according to a world bank report, these payments swallow-up almost half of today's contributions. as china ages, the country's pay-as-you-go pension system in its present form is in danger of collapse. >>reporter: as policymakers consider changes, including a fully fun

i feel chinese victims had been hampered in the past because many chinese-speaking witness says have not had the opportunity to know, if they speak out to report crimes on the muni, they will be protected by the police. in addition to increasing the penalties, maybe we should have a section where witnesses of the pilots are given more information as to what is available to protect them as they speak out against the perpetrators. lastly, in regards to this item, if we are going to increase penalties, we need to increase advertisements in newspapers. maybe the newspaper should have a section dedicated to climb up on muni. if they had bad in the paper, it might encourage more victims to speak out so they know that when they do speak, it will be publicized in the paper, so that way, there will be more publicity, and maybe that will stop the violence. supervisor chiu: thank you. any other member of the public that would like to speak on this item? seeing none, public item is closed. >> i would like to invite deputy chief murphy to see if he had any additional comments to make. he may want

china, in turn, criticizes them for imposing anti-dumping taxes on chinese imports. last year china became the world's top exporting nation overtaking germany. china's exports were worth $1.2 trillion in 2009. >>> the japanese government is considering economic stimulus measures after the latest economic growth figures show that the economy is slowing down. the cabinet office said that the gdp grew at 0.4% from april to june. naoto kan asked his ministers to assess the situation. he wants to determine the impact from the scheduled end of the current stimulus programs. subsidies for fuel efficient vehicles will expire in september and a plan for eco-friendly home appliances will be terminated at the end of the year. satoshi arai also in charge of economic and fiscal policies says he'll wait for the revised gdp data due out in mid-september. he'll then decide whether additional measures are needed. >>> despite all the hype and hoopla around the ipad's release, not everyone's happy. for many local manufacturers, the gadget's arrival has touched a raw nerve. nhk world ex

the second thing i want to say is in chinese culture, the letter 3 is very important. i want to thank the leadership for setting up three. first it was jay and his asian art museum right there, the shanghai commibblet. the second one obviously is this wonderful statue, and third will be san francisco week in shanghai. this shows that the bonds between our city and the vision of our mayor is really incredible to craft this whole year around our 30th anniversary. it is very well of respected in shanghai and clearly here i know we very much appreciate it. i will say without getting too much political i will miss him when he leaves san francisco. thank you. and i would like to pren -- i was at the opening ceremony of the world expo, and i would like to present an opening program from the world expo to the mayor. thank you very much. [applause] >> as he will soon find out, you never really do leave san francisco. all right. not only is this an incredibly important and spectacular work by one of the world's most important artists, but as my 4-year-old daughter who goes to da

the chinese philosophy of harmony. it will remind us to work hard to promote our mutual understanding and caption. i am confident with our joint efforts, we will surely make the san francisco exhibit a highlight at the world expo in shanghai, but also we will make san francisco the best gateway to china, a pioneer in the development of u.s.-china relations. shrank thank -- thank you. >> he spoke to the context of what we are here, also putting that in context is the head of the sister city committee as well as your bart board member, james. >> thank you, b.j. we are very delighted to be part of this fantastic physical monument to the

. >> brown: and paul solman examines the pros and cons of a massive infusion of chinese capital into greece. >> the port of piraeus, which is a traditional port in the mediterranean but it was a declining one and now will become the basic hub for all chinese products to come to the european union. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: anbyhe alfd sloan fountion supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: there was a pair of big news stories about general motors today. the balance sheet is in the black again and the man in charge is leaving. g.m.'s earnings report marked the second straight quarter of profit for the auto maker. the company made more than $1.3 billion from april through june- - its best report in six y

i feel chinese victims had been hampered in the past because many chinese-speaking witness says have not had the opportunity to know, if they speak out to report crimes on the muni, they will be protected by the police. in addition to increasing the penalties, mayb

but the chinese don't need a cap as much as we do. the chinese have centralized authoritarian rule. they are shutting down maybe i saw a piece in the paper today, 20087 dirty old factories on -- in extent of this year by edict, they are shutting them down. they are spending $9 billion a month on clean energy. they are stealing our bacon here, charlie, we need a market in carbon in order to get into the tape with the chinese in the clean energy race. we are getting left behind. what is really happening, we are so worried about saving 20th century jobs we are not trying to get 21st century jobs. >> rose: i mean the argument often is made notwithstanding how large polluters they are, notwithstanding, you know, that they are going full speed ahead in terms of what they consider the essential economic growth, but at the same time they are pouring money into alternate sources of energy so they are leading in the development and therefore may be the source of awe null technology. >> so american corporations that want to move on this are doing joint ventures in china, one of the characters