it's a good opportunity for sri lanka to develop. the port is being built by chinese companies and almost all the workers are chinese. the massive project is already a popular tourist attraction. >> translator: we're really grateful to china. it's thanks to them that we can build such a port. >> reporter: the chinese activities in the town aren't limited to the sea port. this international airport has a 3.5 kilometer runway and is due to open this year. here, too, china is paying for some of the construction. the main contractor is also chinese. massive amounts of chinese aid are transforming this once normal town into a transport center for the entire region. some observers are concerned. they fear china might use the facilities for military purposes. but that's not a position shared by the vee lan can government. it welcomes chinese economic support. >> reporter: india is looking on with caution. it opened a consulate in november 2010 to gather information for india economic growth is a top priority. confrontation with china is una

today's report from sri lanka looks at a massive port facility china is building on the island and how india might respond. >> reporter: construction is well underway at this sea port in southern sri lanka. some facilities began operations in 2010. 85% of the cost of construction is being shouldered by china. the government claims that once complete, the port will be one of the biggest in south asia with capacity for 33 vessels including some of the world's largest ships. hambantota is situated as the midpoint of a crucial sea lane. it's an attributive position for a maritime hub. >> translator: located in the middle of a sea lane, we are well placed to offer shipping and fuel services. it's a good opportunity for sri lanka to develop. >> reporter: the port is being built by chinese companies and almost all the workers are chinese. the massive project is already a popular tourist attraction. >> translator: we're really grateful to china. it's thanks to them that we can build such a port. >> reporter: but chinese activities in the town aren't limited to the sea port. this international

in sri lanka. local media say the unrest broke out when guards conducted a raid in the jail. it's the largest maximum-security prison and holds hundreds of tammal tiger rebels. that will wrap up our headlines. from bangkok, i'm patchari raksawong. >>> now let's look at the market figures. >>> there's little yelling at one restaurant in tokyo. the people who run it can't hear. >> reporter: in late december, a restaurant with a difference opened in tokyo. all the staff working here are deaf. they communicate with customers with sign language or by writing down their words. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the owner is 39 years old. he's been deaf since birth. for past two years, it's been his aim to open a restaurant with a welcoming atmosphere where other deaf people can feel at home. the idea evolved from his own personal experience. he's found that very few people working in restaurants can understand sign language. >> translator: in a restaurant, usually you have to say what you want to order. you can't

just really unbelievable to hear this especially considering that today qatar mir is actually in sri lanka another country whose government violently oppressed its people and there was no word not a peep from the international media from the international politicians and nor from the security council and so this is really problematic that sri lanka can get away with this kind of violence but you know when it comes to a country that is against western interests there is a different standard and of course we have to remember that the tar send forces to rain to help you know quell a demonstration a brutally repressed democratic protesters in bahrain you know with the invitation from the buffer. royal autocratic government there so this call for interference or intervention in syria really is ridiculous when one looks at the undemocratic past and present of these countries and how and why they believe that they can use force to. interfere in a country that's going suffering from a civil war really and from the violence from its own citizens with you know who is who are the arab troops going to

i have about five aunts in sri lanka.ho contributed recipes to the cookbook. >> americans love spicy she land sxan indian dishies. what's the difference between indian food and sri lankan food? >> i think sri lankan is a lot spicier, first of all. we don't use any dairy in our cooking. we use coconut milk and coconut oil. we use a lot of curry leaves. fresh curry leaves like the signature taste. >> speaking of those ingredients let us give everyone the ingredients that will go in this. listen carefully. you have to have a whole chicken, three tablespoons of roasted curry powder, one to two teaspoons of hot pepper. one teaspoon of apple cider vinegar and two tablespoons of oil. large onion. one of those, four cloves of garlic. two-inch piece of ginger. sprig of curry leaves, two-inch stalk of lemon grass. three clove, one inch stick of cinnamon, dark nut milk and teaspoon of tomato paste. let's get started. tle us where you find all of those spice. >> yes. sounds like lot of ingredients but it is not. you will see white i

. >>> in sri lanka's largest city of clum bow at least 30 people have been injured following a riot. the facility is the country's largest maximum security prison and holds hundreds of suspected rebels. that will wrap up our bulletin. >>> next we have weather. >>> hi, there and welcome back. let's first talk about asia. starting here in japan, well lots of snow. snowy, windy and also cold weather is going to be persisting especially in the western half of japan. we have snowfall accumulation reports of 72 cm in the past 24 hours. now, we are going to see more snow. let's take a look at this snowfall forecast. in the next 24 hours into thursday evening up to 80 cm of snow fall again. so lots of continuous snow. lots of that white stuff is going to be piling up. also 40 to 60 cm. down in the south even 20 cm of snowfall could pile up. we are also talking about high waves because the winds are very strong. and fresh snow piling up very quickly means there is a very high risk of surface avalanche. the pacific side is remaining very sunny and dry but very cold. tokyo temperatures on sunda

in sri lanka's largest city of colombo, at least 31 people have been injured following a riot at a prison. local media say tuesday's unrest broke out when guards conducted a raid inside the jail. the facility is the country's largest maximum-security prison and holds hundreds of suspected rebels. that will wrap up our bulletin in bangkok. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post-march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis, and "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" on "newsline." >>> another japanese nuclear power plant is about to be shut down for regular inspections. the decision to close the plant means 51 of japan's 54 reactors will soon be offline. the power company says it will begin shutting down reactor number two at its power plant on thursday evening. the work is scheduled to be completed by early friday morning. t

sri lanka, you name it they pay their workers very little money. okay. so american manufacturers then go over there to get their stuff made and it comes back, all right. go to any wal-mart go. to any cosco and you will see it. okay. so, how in america with union labor in a lot of states will you ever compete with china and honduras? >> well, you know, first of all, with china, stop the manipulation of currency. >> bill: just on wages. >> drive wages to the bottom. you make sure that they have workers rights, human rights, environmental quality principles. our trade agreements are bogus. they're against the american worker and america. >> bill: pay people in china what they want. >> it's a communist country, bill. how about buy america. >> bill: i buy american all the time. all my stuff but i can't get a lot of stuff made here anymore because it's all over. >> the president wants to see it made by giving tax credits make it in america and having people who outsource pay people more taxes. we have to start protecting. use that word protect. the american ec

we saw that in the case of the tigers in sri lanka, it was a combination of ethnic grievances with a cultish behavior of a very radicalized group, and eventually the solution was military. and and the i have land can government had to eliminate this group altogether. so what i'm trying to argue here is that it's not always, you know, we cannot say that there is one solution to this problem. terrorism is merely a tactic. it's not a phenomenon. it's a tackic that group -- tactic that groups use, and the group can use at the same time other tactics. they can use guerrilla warfare, sit at a negotiations table, but it's just a tactic. and whenever we are trying to deal with it, what we tend to do is overemphasize this tactic above everything else. and just if you think about it, we tend to refer to groups as terrorist groups. this is a very bizarre way to think about them because most of these groups are being reduced to a tactic rather than being, you know, analyzed through the whole meaning of what you're doing. so if we take a group like hamas, they're a political party. they are rulin

the same people in sir sri lanka are listening to the same music and going into the same mcdonald's as they are in alaska. >> guest: okay. well, you're talking economics. there's no question. >> host: but it's a culture too. >> guest: it is a culture. >> host: yeah. >> guest: let me tell ya, it is not as powerful as these forces i'm describing. take a look at what's tearing countries apart -- >> host: let's talk about america. it's overwhelmingly a unifying force for whatever insidious reasons. >> guest: well, let me tell you, there are unifying forces i didn't cover in the book. one of them is sports. >> host: yeah. >> guest: espn, it's a religion. all day sunday. >> host: corporate commercial culture. >> guest: the nfl. >> host: exactly. >> guest: and there's no doubt, and economics is one thing that does unite folks in sports, but what i'm saying these forces pulling worlds and continents and countries atart, barack obama said -- apart, barack obama said it himself in his nobel prize saying. he says the wars today are not between nations, they are within nations. >> host: yeah. but

in sri lanka, a girl displays gems that's part of the booming business. >>> and in india, border securestunt. >>> and in hong kong, a girl in festive clothing looks through a balloon toy at the chinese new year flower market t pictures coming in from around the world. >>> on the primary each comedy central stephen colbert, supposedly exploring a possible white house run and former cant herman cain. colbert isn't on the ballot, so he says vote for herman cain, who says vote for someone else, because he doesn't want any votes wasted. even threw in a song. look at this. >> i want to thank cnn for letting us squat on their news zone. a special thanks to my dear friend anderson cooper, the silver surfer of cable news. stay fit, my friend. >>> before i introduce the man who we've all gathered see to introduce me, i want to salute the other candidates in the race. i think people are hungering for a positive campaign. i'm not going to go after this man's opponents. i won't be saying thing like the difference between mountain romney and a statue of mitt romney is that a statue never changes posi