all southeast asia and asia there are a lot of similarities. >> he is a male entity. he is not -- are you referring to the story? >> it's interesting you should say that. a unique indian concept is one of half male, half female. and that is -- unlike some dances the solo dancer portrays all of the parts in the story. you can portray a feminine aspect and then masculine aspect with the bow and arrow. the male has to portray feminine and the female has to portray masculine. there is a very fierce dance and a soft sort of dance and every dancer has to learn all those aspects. it's very, you know, my teacher i call him a guru in this art form you have to study very, very hard. you have to learn about all the cultural aspects. he says it's liberating because he enjoys and has to learn to bring up the feminine aspect. he's a strong character it's a challenge for him and he likes it. the stories are metaphor cal. i don't look at this that this is a man or woman. there are qualities we all have that some of us are in touch with and are not. in our culture we think people shou

>> we knew about a meeting that tooklace in southeast asia. we knew that two people, actually, who were involved in the u.s.s. "cole," one of them later became the suicide bomber, one of t two suicide bombers on the "cole." and the other person we were able to aest him and i was able to talk to him with my colleagues in yemen. his name was fahad. his role was to help facilitate the logistics of the attack. his role also was to videotape the operation: so al qaeda can use in the their own propaganda. and fahad mentioned to me that delivered money to southeast area to one of the main people in al qaeda who was basically his boss in the organization. >> rose: and the money would be used to... >> he didn't know. he said they delivered $36,000 him and the suicide bomber. and at that time it was very curious. first of all, yemen is a poor country and they were supposed to meet in singapore, howeve they were not allowed into singapore because of... they didn't realize they needed a visa, so they ended up in bangkok. rose: and the singaporeans are pre

it is almost a european notion to bring these symbols and icons from southeast asia.corate their deities. it was a god they interacted with every day in a human way. the most important thing has been to create work that is appealing to me. i want to see vishnu to pick did in a modern way. it dawned on me by reinterpreting the deities in a way that is modern and reverent to the history, i am building a bridge for young and old audiences to make friends with the culture and these icons to learn their stories. ♪ >> sanrio famous for the designs for hello kitty. i thought i would try to make it as cute as possible. that way people might want to read the stories. then people might be open to learn about the deities and the culture. ♪ they reached out to make about five or six years ago because of the book published. they appreciated that my work was clearly driven from my research and investigation. after i contributed my artwork, the museum was really beside themselves. they really took to it. the museum reached out to me to see if i would be interested in my own space in

it will strain in southeast asia and his latest trip he announced the fact that the u.s. is going to basically cool date owned a spot china but also russia in central asia is the same sake so the russians as if they say you know what they're going to do did not cut off the supply of nato u.s. troops in afghanistan by closing the the north. distribution network. it goes deeper than just network which is also rise but rush to supply build the war in afghanistan because it buckey studies they had enough with the americans as will have a good idea of course the drug war to buck the system certainly a lot a lot going on here i want to get back to the elections in russia. and secretary of state hillary clinton in such a public outlash coming from her and regard to the election they have to be kerry as to why she's making such a public debacle over this do you think this is the obama administration putting on a tough face for the next election cycle possibly i mean today alone president obama said he killed twenty two terrace he said he killed them and he's telling his critics t

told strain in southeast asia and his latest trip he announced the fact that the u.s. is going to basically cool day owned a spot china but also russia in central asia as the same saying a thousand times correspondent pass com by. and speaking of the double standards u.s. leaders now urging governments abroad to embrace internet freedom today secretary of state hillary clinton was at the hague to advocate to avocate internet freedom and today as people increasingly turn to the internet to conduct important aspects of their lives we have to make sure that human rights are as respected on line as offline and the president obama has also urged other countries to open up freedom of speech on the web the more freely information flows the stronger the society becomes because then citizens. come through. their own governments accountable but at the same time the u.s. is making moves to tighten internet security here at home federal law enforcement and national security aiming to get new regulations that would make it easier for them to wiretap internet communications so that

>> we knew about a meeting that tooklace in southeast asia. we knew that two people, actually, who were involved in the u.s.s. "cole," one of them later became the suicide bomber, one of t two suicide bombers on the "cole." and the other person we were able to aest him and i was able to talk to him with my colleagues in yemen. his name was fahad. his role was to help facilitate the logistics of the attack. his role also was to videotape the operation: so al qaeda can use in the their own propaganda. and fahad mentioned to me that delivered money to southeast area to one of the main people in al qaeda who was basically his boss in the organization. >> rose: and the money would be used to... >> he didn't know. he said they delivered $36,000 him and the suicide bomber. and at that time it was very curious. first of all, yemen is a poor country and they were supposed to meet in singapore, howeve they were not allowed into singapore because of... they didn't realize they needed a visa, so they ended up in bangkok. rose: and the singaporeans are pre

the complex also features a library and a big parking lot. >>> western europe and southeast asia are seeing stormy conditions. let's go to si amori now who has the global forecast. >> hello. welcome back to the weather update. let's talk about tropical storm washi situated east of the philippines packing winds of 65 kilometers per hour and moving in a westerly direction at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour. it's expected to make landfall by this evening and head out to sea and continue to move westward over the waters. the southern philippines are are already feeling the impact of this storm with heavy rain as well as strong winds and as the system approaches, the conditions are a big concern as well. it looks like it's going to maintain its strength as a tropical storm into next week. we'll keep you posted on its progress. meanwhi meanwhile, a high pressure system is in place creating chilly continues across most of china, but the inland area will see light showers into the weekend and along the reach of the high pressure area. strong winds are prevailing, and that is creating sea-e

it was set to be the poorest country in southeast asia. among its economic reforms, the new administration introduced laws to promote foreign investment. the changes have made some people rich. at this car dealership, a chinese mobile sales brought in $13,000. that's about 200 times more than the average monthly salary for workers in yangon. even though 1,000 cars were sold in just a few days. this man has just bought his very first car. >> translator: it's good. i'm satisfied. >> reporter: more foreign companies are opening shop in myanmar. they are targeting its population of 60 million. that was until recently virtually shut off to outsiders. investors believe consumers' spending power will increase if western countries lift economic sanctions. japanese companies are among those preparing to make inroads into myanmar. although they lack rivals from china and south korea. japan's trade promotion agency recently held a food fair in yangon to see how people would respond to the taste and price of japanese food products. >> translator: chil

myanmar has been a closed country and is one of the poorest in the southeast asia region. myanmar has a lot of resources, including natural gas, as well as a cheap labor force. for the government of myanmar, democratization is a means of getting sanctions lifted and encouraging investments from overseas. on friday, clinton is planning to meet with pro-democracy leader, aung san suu kyi. the meeting will be a high profile chance for aung san suu kyi to talk about her cause. she will likely want to move in step with the united states to put pressure on the myanmar government to continue the reforms. the momentum towards democracy is being driven by both international and domestic forces. it is becoming increasingly irreversible. >> that was jun kobayashi reporting from myanmar's capital. back to tokyo now. >> thanks, pachari. and we spoke to a specialist on southeast asia and policy and about what clinton's visit to myanmar might achieve. professor david steinberg of georgetown university says the visit is aimed at the move towards democracy in myanmar. >> meeting president

goes straight in southeast asia and his latest trip here now is the fact that the u.s. is going to basically they owned a spot china but also russia and central asia is the same say so the russians as these days you know what they're going to do they got cut off the supply of nato u.s. troops in afghanistan by closing the north and distribution network and the americans depend on does that work which is also rise by russia to supply their war in afghanistan because they back east enders they had enough with the americans as well and that he was of course the drone war in pakistan certainly a lot. going on here i want to get back to the elections in russia. and secretary of state hillary clinton in such a public outlash coming from her and regard to the elections you have to be curious as to why she's making such a public debacle over this do you think this is the obama administration putting on a tough face for the next election cycle possibly i mean today alone president obama said he killed twenty two terrace he said he killed and he's telling his critics to ask osama

it is almost a european notion to bring these symbols and icons from southeast asia.decorate their deities. it was a god they interacted with every day in a human way. the most important thing has been to create work that is appealing to me. i want to see vishnu to pick did in a modern way. it dawned on me by reinterpreting the deities in a way that is modern and reverent to the history, i am building a bridge for young and old audiences to make friends with the culture and these icons to learn their stories. ♪ >> the question when i started 11 years ago when i started doing resolution work is can anything be presented on a really low resolution device where it is potentially a digital image? can anything be presented that way? or will it feel cold and electronic? >> the imagery will change. there will be four different sets. it is a two dimensional image. it is stretched out into three dimensions. the device is part of the experience. you cannot experience the image without the device as being part of what you are seeing. whereas with the tv you end up ignoring it. i

it is almost a european notion to bring these symbols and icons from southeast asia.hey decorate their deities. it was a god they interacted with every day in a human way. the most important thing has been to create work that is appealing to me. i want to see vishnu to pick did in a modern way. it dawned on me by reinterpreting the deities in a way that is modern and reverent to the history, i am building a bridge for young and old audiences to make friends with the culture and these icons to learn their stories. ♪ >> i am the director of visual arts programming at intersection for the arts. intersection for the arts is based in san francisco and has always been an organization that looks at larger social political issues through the lens of practice, and we are here today at our exhibition of "chico and chang." the original inspiration was drawn from a restaurant chain in new york city. half of their menu is -- what struck me was the graphic pictures and a man in a hat on a rig truck carrying take that time is containers and in the black sea to representation of a me

it is almost a european notion to bring these symbols and icons from southeast asia.y decorate their deities. it was a god they interacted with every day in a human way. the most important thing has been to create work that is appealing to me. i want to see vishnu to pick did in a modern way. it dawned on me by reinterpreting the deities in a way that is modern and reverent to the history, i am building a bridge for young and old audiences to make friends with the culture and these icons to learn their stories. ♪

it is almost a european notion to bring these symbols and icons from southeast asia.hey decorate their deities. it was a god they interacted with every day in a human way. the most important thing has been to create work that is appealing to me. i want to see vishnu to pick did in a modern way. it dawned on me by reinterpreting the deities in a way that is modern and reverent to the history, i am building a bridge for young and old audiences to make friends with the culture and these icons to learn their stories. ♪ >> hello. welcome to "culturewire." we are here today with bay area artist jody chanel, and we are here to see the plaza where your piece has just been installed. >> i have been doing large-scale paintings in the galleries and museums, and the idea that in the future, i could do something that would hang out a little bit longer than the duration of the installation the kind of appeal to me. i quickly found out about the san francisco arts commission school and realized there was a pre-qualified school you had to apply to, so i applied to the. >> how long di

it is almost a european notion to bring these symbols and icons from southeast asia.corate their deities. it was a god they interacted with every day in a human way. the most important thing has been to create work that is appealing to me. i want to see vishnu to pick did in a modern way. it dawned on me by reinterpreting the deities in a way that is modern and reverent to the history, i am building a bridge for young and old audiences to make friends with the culture and these icons to learn their stories. ♪ >> welcome to culture wire. we will look at the latest and greatest public art project. recently, the airport unveiled the new state of the art terminal. let's take a look. the new terminal service and american airlines and virgin america was designed by a world- renowned architecture's firm. originally built in 1954, the building underwent massive renovation to become the first registered terminal and one of the must modern and sustainable terminals and the united states. the public art program continues its 30-year legacy of integrating art into the airport env

but quite a different picture for southeast asia. we go to sakai ochi now who has the weather forecast. >> welcome back to your weather update. getting a look at the weather conditions in asia. there is quite a bit of activity in the southeast here. especially in the south china sea. we've had a tropical depression that formed and it is showing signs of strengthening. call for potentially organized within the next 24 hours. we'll keep an eye on its developments. for now, though, we are looking at rain that's starting to impact a little bit more of vietnam today. it may start spreading along the coastline here of southern vietnam. things could look a little wet per. but otherwise dry picture for the indochina peninsula. just the southern tip here that picks up on showers. indonesia gets a little bit wetter. sri lanka and over the southern tip of india looking wet again today. today talking about isolated showers and down pours. things are going to be looking wet again. and that does follow several days of steady rainfall. so trying to

it is almost a european notion to bring these symbols and icons from southeast asia.hey decorate their deities. it was a god they interacted with every day in a human way. the most important thing has been to create work that is appealing to me. i want to see vishnu to pick did in a modern way. it dawned on me by reinterpreting the deities in a way that is modern and reverent to the history, i am building a bridge for young and old audiences to make friends with the culture and these icons to learn their stories. ♪ >> just a few steps away from union square is a quiet corner stone of san francisco's our community to the meridian gallery has a 20-year history of supporting visual arts. experimental music concert, and also readings. >> give us this day our daily bread at least three times a day. and lead us not into temptation to often on weekdays. [laughter] >> meridians' stands apart from the commercial galleries around union square, and it is because of their core mission, to increase social, philosophical, and spiritual change my isolated individuals and communities

it is almost a european notion to bring these symbols and icons from southeast asia.hey decorate their deities. it was a god they interacted with every day in a human way. the most important thing has been to create work that is appealing to me. i want to see vishnu to pick did in a modern way. it dawned on me by reinterpreting the deities in a way that is modern and reverent to the history, i am building a bridge for young and old audiences to make friends with the culture and these icons to learn their stories. ♪ ♪ impossible. announcer: when you open a book, you can explore new lands... [bird screeches] meet new friends, and discover new adventures. there are amazing possibilities when you open your mind to reading. [roar] you can log onto he library of congress website and let the journey begin. >> i came out to san francisco about seven years ago. i was trained as a carpenter. i got sick of the cold weather and the hot weather. i wanted to pursue art. i thought i really be here for about three years. here i am, 7 years later. ♪ i have problems sleepwalking at nig

. >>> it's windy in europe and wet in parts of southeast asia. let's go to details on that and more. >> and welcome back to your weather update. now getting a look at the weather across the globe, we'll start off in japan. we're seeing the clouds moving on through. it is largely cloudy for a lot of the country today. but expecting a little bit more sunshine especially for northern sections. should be a nice change from yesterday when we had all that snow. there is a bit of lingering snow in the hokkaido area but little ams at most. then for mainland japan, we are going to be seeing scattered showers. light ones. nothing too heavy. they will move on through this afternoon across portions of the area as well as other here. pulling back we do see largely dry skies for northeastern china and the korean peninsula should see the showers head away. then instead eastern china this entire region does look to see more scattered showers develop. light ones for most. we could be talking about snowfall rather than rain. further to the south, thunderstorm ace

it is almost a european notion to bring these symbols and icons from southeast asia.hey decorate their deities. it was a god they interacted with every day in a human way. the most important thing has been to create work that is appealing to me. i want to see vishnu to pick did in a modern way. it dawned on me by reinterpreting the deities in a way that is modern and reverent to the history, i am building a bridge for young and old audiences to make friends with the culture and these icons to learn their stories. ♪ ♪ [dog barking] [rocket whistles] [boom] >> good morning, and welcome to the transbay joint powers authority meeting for thursday, december 8. >> i would like to know the directors have conflict that will not be present. with that, director lloyd. boyd present. metcalf present. -- lloyd. madam chair, you do have a quorum. supervisor kim: item numb

it is almost a european notion to bring these symbols and icons from southeast asia. they decorate their deities. it was a god they interacted with every day in a human way. the most important thing has been to create work that is appealing to me. i want to see vishnu to pick did in a modern way. it dawned on me by reinterpreting the deities in a way that is modern and reverent to the history, i am building a bridge for young and old audiences to make friends with the culture and these icons to learn their stories. ♪ >> good evening and welcome to the december 7, 2011 meeting of the board of appeals. presiding ais kendall goh. commissioner peterson will be absent. to my left is the deputy city attorney. at the controls as the board's legal assistant and i am the board executive director. when world be joined by representatives from some of the city departments that have cases before the board. we have the zoning administrator. also next to him is joseph duffy, representing the part -- department of building inspection. we are joined by eric mar and a representative fr

. >> the death of kim jong-il shocked many people in southeast asia. a region that almost uniquely has long maintained friendly relations with north korea. governments here reacted quite differently to those in many other countries. in myanmar people learned of kim's passing via innet or satellite tv. many expressed regret on hearing the news. >> translator: i think his death is a real shame. because we were acting in trade after kim jong-il took power. >> we developed friendly relations, and i hope that won't change. >> indonesian foreign minister offered his government's condolences. >> we wish to express the hope and the confidence even that the people will be able to overcome. >> in jakarta, flowers were delivered to the north korean embassy. the sorrowful reaction reflects friendly relations between the nations and north korea dating back it years after world war ii. they were brought together under the nonalign movement is many of developing countries that said they belong to neither the eastern nor western flocks during the cold war. the relatio

southeast asia. mediterranean away called cold water but now. it's a warm water compared to here. in order to get to see divers first to break through the frozen sea. the thickness of ice is about fifty centimeters in the diving school. so the divers take. into. this device was invented by an ancient people it's a type believe it was taken it a step further and designed intelligent devices snowmobiles to lift chunks of ice nothing of the kind anywhere else in the world this original structure doesn't really. lift. i styling in the white sea is a serious challenge in winter the water is bitterly cold. several hotspots bonuses are situated near every waterhole pier the divers change and comfort themselves after diving. according to international diving regulations should be certified by the professional association of diving instructor has the full venturing under the ice. divers must be wearing dry suits to make sure they don't freeze in the water the user is insulated by a small film of the air into the suit ok ok so you have to heat up and then you have priced it which is all tha

its forecast cover 14 countries in east and southeast asia. nhk world reports. >> reporter: it's predicted gdp growth of 7.2%. it's .3 lower than the previous estimate. reflecting concerns about the global economy. it also cites slowing growth in china. the bank worries the overall rate of expansion of asian economies could slow to 5.4% if european credit problems spread. in flood-hit thailand growth is expected to be about 2% this year. this will likely rise to 4.5% next year as the country rebuilds from the disaster. the report notes investors may withdraw funds from asia as european banks tighten lending. the analysts say asian countries are in better fiscal shape than europe and u.s. with room for stimulus in difficult times. >>> more than four months have passed since thailand's flood crisis began. many areas are still under water. nearly 5 million people remain affected in the south of the country and around the capital. the government is struggling to drain the inundated neighborhoods and secure safe water supplies but the disruption to

myanmar has been a closed country and is one of the poorest in the southeast asia region. myanmar has a lot of resources including natural gas as well as a cheap labor force. for the government of myanmar democratic is a means of getting sanctions lifted. on friday, clinton is planning to meet with pro-democracy leadi leading aung sun suu kyi. she will likely want to move in step with the united states to put pressure on the myanmar government to continue the reforms. the momentum toward democracy is being driven by both international and domestic forces. and it is becoming increasingly irreversib irreversible. >> that was jun kobayashi reporting from nepito. to lift sanctions against myanmar. it has close ties with the southeast asian country. foreign ministry spokesperson commented on clinton's visit to myanmar. >> translator: all countries concerned should lift sanctions against myanmar and try to promote its stability and development. >> hong lei also maintained the importance of strengthening relations. >> translator: both china and myanmar want to increase their stra

mostly in southeast asia. mediterranean that we caught a cold water but now. it's a warm water compared to here. in order to get to the depths of the sea winter divers first have to break through the frozen sea. the thickness of ice is about forty to fifty centimeters in the diving school. it is hard work so the divers take a short interval. during. this device was invented by an ancient people it's a type of leadership that was taken it a step further and designed an intelligent device for snow deals to lift chunks of ice nothing of the kind anywhere else in the world this is a regional structure does the job of fully manned. i starting in the white sea is a serious challenge in winter the water is bitter. he called. several hearts but the furnace is a situated near every water hole here the divers change and comfort themselves after diving. according to international diving regulations one should be certified by the professional association of diving instructor has before venturing on to the ice. divers must be wearing dry suits to make sure they don't freez