a south korean officer was beaten with a hammer. in december a chinese crewman died and another went missing after a south korean coast guard vessel collided with chinese fishing boat operating illegally in south korean waters. the coast guard questioned the crew, but later released them. >>> south korea is also dealing with a hostile environment online. hackers have attacked websites belonging to its government in a number of its corporations temporarily disabling them. south korean authorities are eyeing north korea as a possible culprit. >>> 29 websites were simultaneously flooded with massive amounts of data twice on friday. the sites include those of the presidential office, the foreign ministry and major commercial banks. similar attacks occurred in july 2009 targeting government websites in south korea and the united states. computers in the u.s. white house and state department were among those affected. at the time, south korea's intelligence agency said north korea could have been behind the attacks. the agency says friday

there was a small network of koreans in new york city. through their friends, they were able to spot an opportunity and get a small grocery store there were able to purchase. i think they genuinely believe in the american dream. anyone with the willpower and the right capital can succeed. my dad was a professional engineer by trade. he wanted me to not stake in korea but see the world and be a leader. he foresaw that if i stayed there, it didn't matter how wealthy the family got, the opportunities were limited. there's not even a moment where my dad wanted me to continue. i remember my first day of seventh grade, he gave me a speech about the american dream. he found me playing game boy and was so disappointed. i responded that i had no homework and it was the first day of school. he said that's not point. he said this is the first day of school and this is the first data could open up so many opportunities for your future. that advice propelled me to play sports like football and join their wrestling team and do non- traditional things k

the korean war was never properly consigned to history with a peace treaty.for these people, it is very much here and now. >> tensions there on the korean peninsula. here in the united states, it is economic annexed that threatens the american dream. tonight we begin a special series at looking at what that phrase means today. more than two centuries after the framers of the declaration of independence declared the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, many still flock to these shores seeking to fulfill that promise. as we found, the american dream may not be as easy to define or to achieve as it once was. apartment isklyn small. her father's big voice fills it easily. ♪ trained in leningrad, he sang opera with the world's great, even albert einstein was a fan. >> this was taken in april of 1930. this was very soon after your arrival in america. >> yes, that is the only thing that i had. >> isabel was 10 years old when she arrived at ellis island with her parents. russian jews, they had a rare escape from the purges of stalling. d

[speaking korean] in the new year, may have much good luck and fortune. new year's was a time for my family to get together and build community but also to reflect on the previous year, what challenges lie ahead of us. today at the board of supervisors, we recognized black history month. for me, that is always a reflection of the work of people that have come before us so that we can be where we are today. as asian americans, we think and appreciate the work of african- americans in advancing our civil-rights as asian-americans in this country. as we look toward the new year, i think we can say that the asian-american community has come far in san francisco since we first started immigrating here in the 1950's, and there were many challenges for our community, beginning with the first exclusion act, immigration and for men and women that came for san francisco, to labor issues, and also segregation that we faced. and that was then brought forward as a court case to

now, across the korean peninsula dry weather again for you.pressure system firmly in control over china. there is going to be that area of rain moving if from the southwest. gaining a bit more energy as it heads into central and southern portions of the country. quite unsettled picture across the southern tier of indo-china, likewise alock vietnam as well, and look for some more scattered showers across the southern sections of the philippines as well. we've got 18 degrees in taipei today. 16, that is. 15 in shanghai. 9 degrees, so much warmer in tokyo today. and a chilly 6 in seoul. now, heading into the americas, winter storms in place again. one that's over toward the northeast still quite powerful, bringing some strong winds to the area. we're looking at wind gusts of up to 120 kilometers per hour. and on top of that there's going to be significant snow accumulating today. over toward the west we have the separate system that's bringing widespread snow across the rockies into the central plains. and that's going to be dumping quite heavy s

. -- korean-americans, and others. we celebrated the whole month to welcome everybody. it is supposed to be a year of good luck, a year of prosperity and good health so on behalf of mayor edwin lee, i want to welcome you here this evening. [speaking chinese] so we have the celebration in san francisco welcome the community to celebrate the chinese new year for many years now but this year we are particularly excited and very happy because this is an historic year where we are hosted by our first chinese- american mayor. [applause] this is another historic occasion. [speaking chinese] at this time, without further ado, i want to bring up our mayor, mayor edwin lee. [applause] >> thank you, claudine. good evening, everybody. happy new year. i am very honored to join supervisor chu, a supervisor carmen chu, eric mar, and jane kim, and supervisor campos, supervisor mirkarimi, malia cohen is here as well. it is a wonderful occasion to celebrate our chinese new year at city hall. i want to welcome all of you here. i have been thinking about my first month on this job. as you

it's shaken up a lot of korean-american business owners. take a look at this tire track of the van that ran right into this jewelry store. less than two months after sun kim and her husband opened k.c. jewelry, two thieves bashed their white van into the front of their store, crushing the iron fence and then running inside. >> they took the jewelry, but we don't know how much. >> reporter: the kims say the burglars stole necklaces, rings and earrings. the store is now boarded up. >> i was in the car because i couldn't even come out. i was so scared. at what happened. it's really scary. >> reporter: terry kim runs a hair salon next door. she has an alarm and security camera as well. despite what's happened, she feels the community is trying to stick together. >> neighbors are watching over each other. so it's kind of safe. and then there's a lot of traffic. a busy shopping center. i never expected this before, but it happened. >> reporter: korean-american business leaders are worried about recent burglaries including car break-ins at shoppin

friday morning edition reported the prime minister's fund manager body received donation from a korean resident of japa . naoto kan claims to have not known the acquaintance. and that he was introduced as a person working in the real estate business and he had dined with the person several times. >> i thought the donor was a japanese national, since japanese name was used. if the donor is confirmed to be a foreign national, i'll return the amount in full. >> before the committee meeting, naoto kan told minister he was aunaware the donor was a foreign national oh national an said he will not resign over the instance. >> if the donor is confirmed to be a foreign national and what the prime minister said is true it will be enough to return the money. former foreign minister me hair ra made a decision not to restein but i heard the foreign minister is not planning to follow suit. >>> forces loyal to libyan leader moammar gadhafi are aerial bombing to cut water and electricity in cities where anti-government forces have taken control. the government has superior equipment such as combat pla

phone numbers for more than 200 south korean officials including president lee myung-bak . they are expected to have leaked information on his visit to the shanghai expo last year. kim sung hwan apologized before parliament on tuesday and wednesday while the former the council general was questioned about the scandal. it may develop in to a new source of friction as the woman reportedly has ties with the chinese government. >>> minority christians protesting the burning of a church clashed with majority muslims in egypt killing 13 people and raising fears that sectarian tensions are escalating. the two sides threw stones at each other in a christian-dominated neighborhood cairo on tuesday and wednesday. the health ministry says more than 140 people were wounded. security forces are trying to prevent further clashing by firing warning shots but chaos continues in many locations. christians staged demonstrations and sit ins since the church was set on fire earlier this month. their frustrations over oppression and discrimination have been mounting since democracy protests ous

lemangry is now work for an organization of koreans.he challenges are daunting, census figures show the number of people of korean ancestry who actually live in the neighborhood is statistically insignificant. although there are clearly a growing numbers of korean oriented business along these ten or so blocks of telegraph. >> i'm hoping within ten years it'll be one of the most significant korea towns in the country. >> reporter: while san francisco's crowded china town and north beach are international examples of successful ethnic neighborhoods. in the south bay an old neighborhood that almost disappeared many years ago is enjoying a rebirth. like most of these successful enterprises, the landowners in san jose japan towns have taxed themselves extra to pay for renovations in signs. >> it's always been a family place to live. >> reporter: tsugaru grew up in this neighborhood. she lives in near by santa clara. the arch of her family business name tells it all. >> our original name is ogusa. but after the war, they renamed it and the d

however, the rok still insist that the inter-korean dialogue received the six party talks. so under such circumstances, wendy inc. six party talks can be resumed? how is it for receiving 18 nuclear waste through the six party talks? [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] >> translator: it is true that the six party talks have been at a standstill for over two years, doing which complex changes to raise the security situation in northeast asia. i believe this nurse the close attention of all relevant parties. but i also believe that anyone who views the six party process from a comprehensive and object to his death will admit that the important progress has been made in the six party process. for example, we issued this september 19th joint statement, six party talks contributed to greater exchanges between the relevant parties and played an important role in maintaining regional stability. [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] >> translator: in order to respond to the six party talks, the chinese have put forward a ser

lemangry is now work for an organization of koreans.he challenges are daunting, census figures show the number of people of korean ancestry who actually live in the neighborhood is statistically insignificant. although there are clearly a growing numbers of korean oriented business along these ten or so blocks of telegraph. >> i'm hoping within ten years it'll be one of the most significant korea towns in the country. >> reporter: while san francisco's crowded china town and north beach are international examples of successful ethnic neighborhoods. in the south bay an old neighborhood that almost disappeared many years ago is enjoying a rebirth. like most of these successful enterprises, the landowners in san jose japan towns have taxed themselves extra to pay for renovations in signs. >> it's always been a family place to live. >> reporter: tsugaru grew up in this neighborhood. she lives in near by santa clara. the arch of her family business name tells it all. >> our original name is ogusa. but after the war, they renamed it and the d

for china and the korean peninsula as well we have a high pressure area in place. however, along the edges of it, showers are look to develop later on today an also looking like scattered showers will show up across the indochina peninsula and the philippines as well. for japan, we have been talking about a lot of snowy weather for the western flank of the country. that's set to continue again today. more snow for those of you here. we are talking about a month of up to 20 to 50 centimeters, especially in upper elevations at high risk for additional snow. so you want to watch out if you are going to be in the area. highs today will come up to 8 degrees in tokyo , 6 for seoul. in the teens for beijing and only 9 in shanghai. on the cool side. taipei is up to 18 degrees. for north america, seeing a lot of snow coming in from the west. really starting to spread across the rockies and in to inland parts of the united states. and then over to the midwest, eastern half of the united states, area of ice and snow will develop across eastern canada and the northern end of t

international assets holding, ford motor, loews companies and an etf for korean stocks. all of them up from a year ago. what are your thoughts? you told me about ford, what about the others. >> we own international asset holdings, we continue to hold it. we've taken some money off the table in korea, especially with what's going on in japan, it's probably something we'll reasuft to buy back. and loews, we've owned it, and it hasn't done much. we're being patient, and we'll see how the housing cycle turns. i don't own any of these names we mentioned, but our firm owns them all. >> susie: you answered all the questions quickly and gave us a lot to think about it. have a great weekend. >> and our prayers go out to the people >> susie: all right. thank you so much. we've been speaking with richard steinberg, president of global asset management. >> tom: here's what we're watching for next week: chuck carlson returns as our friday market monitor guest. he's the c.e.o. of horizon investment services. we see the latest on february's new and existing home sales and quarterly res

the korean free trade agreement is ready for congressional consideration, but max baucus, the chair of the senate finance committee, urged action on pacts with colombia and panama, too. >> it's clear to me that none of the agreements are going to pass unless they're all packaged. >> reporter: the colombia trade agreement has been held up by labor union concerns over protections for worker rights in that country. but the american public is also increasingly skeptical free trade benefits american workers, a concern u.s. trade representative ron kirk says he finds around the country. >> i mean to tell you not only in cleveland, but i can promise you, you can find them in ohio, you can find them in montana, you can find them in texas. >> reporter: but the brookings institution's josh meltzer says a free trade deal with korea will have some clear winners. >> there is going to be significant benefits for the automobile sector. the agriculture sector is also going to benefit. >> reporter: the korean free trade agreement is expected to boost u.s. exports by more than $10 billion-- enough, the

north korean slave labor is provided to south korean companies. the south korean ambassador to the united states is on the record as saying he believes the caribbean free-trade agreement will pave the way for goods entirely produced in these slave labor zones to enter the united states duty-free. if you review my letter, if you will see it looks like the south korean ambassador has a very good legal point. that is all the more reason why we need to change the agreement before we submit it to congress, particularly the annexes described in my letter. i applaud your efforts to liberalize our export controls without hurting our national security. the goal has got to be jobs. sometimes liberalization leads to exporting the jobs. if something is taken off the munitions list, it could be manufactured in china and imported into the united states. if you license the export of tools, dies, plans come and technology, that could lead to goods produced abroad. i hope the prioritization is given to projects that will provide more jobs rather than more of shori

tell us first of all, what did the north koreans say in explaining why they wanted you to come?they asked us to come because there is a food shortage and it's affecting really the most vulnerable population in their country. and they site a number-- cite a number of reasons for this. there was a lot of floods this past summer. and there was also a late cold in the springtime last year. the flooding in the summer. and then also this winter they've had more than 60 days of below freezing, really bitter freezing winter cold. >> warner: did they explain that they have lost a lot of their crops. >> they believe they have lost anywhere from 50 to 80% of their winter crops which is what they use to really feed the population from late spring through the fall when they expect their serial crops of corn and rice to come in in the fall. >> warner: now this is such a secretive country what were you able see. >> we are able to see everything we ask for. so we ask that we would be able to go into these provinces where we had operated previously and we also ask that we could go to an addition

unprovoked and unexpected so from that standpoint it was a surprise attack and a surprise to the koreans. as indicated a lot of your focus here in the near term has been increasing the capacity of the south koreaas in terms of asw and we have increased our capabilities in those areas. i think the chinese's main concern is about the stability of north korea in general and i think that is a large part -- is a large calculus in how they respond to those situations. to us as we already expect or mystified as the evidence we gave on chonan. >> we have three votes that have just been called. our witnesses have graciously agreed to wait as we run over and do those and come back but i want to try to get in one more set of questions so i would like to turn now to the gentleman from alabama, mr. rogers. >> thank you. general alles, i understand the department is reevaluating its preposition stocks as a part of secretary gates efficiency drills. and we're already beginning to see reductions in funding in the 2012 budget that the secretary has submitted to us. was pay com part of this evaluation in

chile in one nine hundred sixty with a magnitude of more the nine then a great quake in the north koreans in southern come chaka when the tsunami wave reached twenty five meters and the whole settlement of corals was destroyed later in the one nine hundred seventy s. and one hundred eighty s. it was relatively common but already in the one nine hundred ninety s. the seismic activity grew again we see the twenty to twenty five years of relative callus is followed by a more active period i believe we are living in a more active period now the last ten years more. i could not call such assumptions fully based on science would it be ok at all if they were saying that both you and your colleagues abroad predicted the earthquake in japan why weren't enough people evacuated then. loss of a forecast has many parameters most important is analysis of seismic activity some quakes are constantly recorders and monitored the information is cataloged anomalies like excessive callous or excessive activity are analyzed further data is used at the definition of a little sphere formal and electromagnetic fi

korean tell us more about the meetings joe biden is expected to have in moscow. well today jill biden will be having a line cheer with the u.s. businessman they will be traveling to this school couple park outside moscow this is where the government plans to build the russian version of the silicone valley on the second day of history joe biden will be meeting separately with civil society groups and civil society activists and with the opposition leaders who could become a potential potential candidate for russia's top job in a year from now shortly before the u.s. vice presidency jan. it was disclosed there was some widespread speculation that this meeting with the opposition is an attempt by washington to get its hands into russia's domestic affairs but to put speculations aside what will most certainly be discussed between joe biden and the current was the leader's ease the least book crisis in the middle east and north africa he is very high on the agenda it's a very pressing issue as the u.s. is considering imposing imposing a no fly zone over libya which w

of the last few weeks that really caused a lot of importers to pause for thought the japanese the koreans and the chinese and i think it's making them more favorably disposed to building up a relationship with russia where they might not have been before well paul from asia russia's oil majors are looking across the atlantic the country's largest private producer lukoil is scouting for investment in u.s. shale fields. c.u.z. drilling technology in russia's oil great shale deposits as they're difficult to drill companies already experiment again with beer which is boats and hold large resources. searching out of the prices can speed up global inflation but russia is keen to keep its growth in check but if the energy ministry and the adze monopoly service to keep an eye on the domestic petrol pump it. cynicism the commission you name prizes must be market based we do not want to undermine the country's oil producers but all speculation and corporate collusions must be excluded the price must be decided by demand and supply and not play any administrative sources we're going to bring this to

of people in the east of the korean thing. so. miscalculated the beginning i think they never got this intervention school to school of intervention in the way it's been going since those all been so much in problems in against iraq but i'm going to come back in just to make. sure intervention we can. do for the kids because it's not the friend of the west in the louis illinois nickel mine is any sitting in a little and then the kids will claim to intervene. in count just because of the. problem that some of the main developments in libya. it's thought that u.s. jets dropped forty bombs on a major they've been ethelbert more american and european forces arrive but it's raining basis to join the military action there to help decide later today whether to take part in the strikes operation against colonel gadhafi regime has been the most part france britain and united states and certainly forty eight people have reportedly been killed and fifty others wounded after the national coalition forces on the east war planes and missiles ov

the program intends to take care of the bronze sculpture located in very park, a monument to the koreanommunity of san francisco. it has been in the park for over 20 years, has become a bit of a magnet for vandalism. we are also looking at several sculptures from henry more, one in front of the symphony building. we are also looking at yen and yang, a much loved peace -- piece. but the team has been damaged over time, so we need to treat -- patina has been damaged over time, so we need to treat it. >> roof and was given a lifetime award for her contributions to and influence over the bay area artist community. >> the lifetime achievement award -- it is embarrassing to me but i have to learn to accept it. this is the way it is. also, everybody here is good things happening about them after they are dead. i have the opportunity to see this happen while i am still lives. i look at this award as an opportunity for me to find a place for my craft and keep the art program going. >> the director of the program address the crowd and ask for each member to consider donating funds to help save so

they are trading partners will look elsewhere and i'm thinking about our china and south korea south korean economy makes many of the same thing for the japanese do i mean this is something that the japanese have to be very worried about remain competitive as they reconstruct. i think it is there's always the possibility that you know you'll see car sales shift for example especially south korea it's very closely competitive with the japanese. but i think what you're going to see you know the sendai area was not a big industrial area with most of the damage occurred so i think what you'll find is that in the course of a week or two industries will be able to patch things together and they'll be up in operating not not at full capacity but close to full capacity in most of the japanese. and the export sector especially so yeah i think you'll see some some work shifted to factories in china south korea for example but i think the japanese are very resilient people and i think we will see a recovery when you think about patrick i mean it is we is behind these great head . red i mean i think th