china is not part of the tpp talks, so if that becomes a tpp rule, textile products made in vietnam using chinese materials will remain subject to tariffs. vietnam hopes to boost textile exports could be dashed. alarmed, vietnam's government is trying to expand domestic production of yarn. it plans to make textile plants switch from foreign products. >> translator: if domestically made yarn isn't used, vietnam's textile sector won't benefit from the tee tpp. we need to expand our opportuniti opportunities. >> reporter: not all of the plants can adopt the switchover. if the thread was in the industry it might lead the vietnamese government to reconsider its participation in the tpp talks. to prevent such a move, the u.s. has taken preemptive action. last month acting u.s. trade representative visited vietnam to explain the advantages of joining the talks. he also pledged technical support. the u.s. is keen to prevent china from benefiting from the tpp without joining it. nhk world, hanoi. >>> the operator of a nuclear power plant in central japan may be forced to shut the facility down. re

i hope the tpp will permit me to observe this process,-under efforts to open the tpp process will continue. now, this all lays out a picture of now. in 2007 the last delegation of fast track ended and shockingly some members of congress currently are thinking about reviving it. others are thinking there should be no delegation of any authority given the way congress has been treated until the negotiating texts are open and there's a renegotiation of the content, and yet a third camp thinks we should have a new way of trade authority that keeps a steering wheel and an emergency brake for congress if negotiators are not following mandatory negotiating objectives from congress. either way, where we are now and where the become concludes and where i will conclude is we have a structural fix, structural problem there is no 21st 21st century mechanism for dealing with this vital check and balance where trade negotiations are being hijacked, toking in way that severely undermine the public interest and the principle and practice of democracy. so, the last chapter of the book actually lays out som

china is not part of the tpp talks. if that becomes a rule, textile products made in vietnam using chinese materials will remain subject toffs.ta vietnam hopes to boost textile exports could be dashed. alarmed, vietnam's government is trying to expand domestic production of yarn. it plans to make textile switch from foreign products. >> translator: if domestically made yarn isn't used, vietnam's textile sector won't benefit from the tpp. we need to expand our opportunity to seize it. >> reporter: not all of vietnam ee vietnam's plants can adapt to the switch over. it might leave the government to reconsider its participation in the tpp talks. to prevent such a move the u.s. has taken he also pressed for support. the u.s. is keen to prevent china from benefitting from the tpp without joining it but its plans are shaking the businesses. >>> japanese people by p clothing from all over japan. the lead ersz of the world help to improve safety there. now the manager of the plant in tokyo is fighting to get a foothold in his o

. >>> japan will join the transpacific partnership free trade talks, but some are concerns that the tpp will force them to compete against cheaper inports. they are already struggling with produck tiffty. every year a person in agriculture generates less than a chird of what others in the sector have. the in your opinion of farmers is half of what it was 20 years ago. some of those that remai are turning to technology to boost their competitiveness. >>> a professor of agriculture. he may not look like he is raising livestock, but he is, with his smart phone. >> translator: he activates a speaker on a cattle farm 1306 kilometers away. the animals gather for lunch. with another tap on his phone, he releases their he developed the system with the help of a communications company. his team is experimenting with ways to monitor the health of his livestock from a remote location. they measure body temperatures and heart rates. >> we're hoping to make the livestock industry more labor efficient. it could be great if we could vitalize the industry together with young people. >> there are no cow

government officials from 11 asia pacific countries wrapped up their latest tpp talks in peru. they agreed to meet in malaysia in july. formalities mean that japanese officials will only be able to take part for the last three days, still negotiators from other countries say they're glad the japanese will be involved. >> we are aware that japan would like to take part in the july round in a sub standtively meaningful manner, and we believe that can be arranged. >> japanese negotiators will also have to work with limited information. they can't access documents and past negotiations before they take part in the talks. japanese leaders plan to send officials to participating countries to gather information. >>> japan's prime minister shinzo abe is leading a coalition to build ties in myanmar. he is the first japanese leader to visit the country in 36 years. he touched down in myanmar's largest city. he will be there for three days. he plans to visit opposition leader aung san suu kyi. he'll then visit the president and urge him to push for more democracy and reconciliation with e

she spoke at a business meeting on the sidelines of the tpp talks. she said participants remain divided on several key issues including regulates king key is. >> the job is to get it to the point where there is nothing left. we have been working as was said to find as much flexibility on as many issues as we can. that is prioritizing the issues that truly matter to us. >> she also said the participating nations are finding ways to ensure that japan can take part of the negotiations as quickly and smoothly as possible. the country is expected to receive approval to join the talks by then. >>> the japanese government plans to attract more tourist from southeast asia by easing requirements by the end of the year. >>> it's part of abe's growth strategy that will be worked out next month. the transport and foreign ministries compiled an interim report on monday. they suggested allowing wealthy foreign tourists to stay long term. >>> a japanese company has begun using ship building technology using carbon fiber. they say it will help reduce the weight and

i saw the map that was called the tpp map and it looked like it was all of san francisco. >> that is our understanding and we'll be seeking more clarify exaction on that, but that is certainly the way we interpreted that. so, that is correct. >> so, then, does that mean that a project in the richmond or the sunset or, you know, name some other area that is not in the community plan, can now go through this very streamline process as opposed to the existing process? >> almost. i just wouldn't call it really streamline because it has certain criteria that had has to meet and some of those criterias for an exemption are exactly the same as it would be under a categorical exemption. it has to meet eight environmental sort of criteria that has to do with impacts due to historic resources, hazardous materials, impacts to biological resources, all the very same things we would be looking at under our normal categorical exemption procedures. so, i mean, we have yet to explore really truly under that there are ways we can utilize the sb 375 c-e-q-a, you know, benefits of this particular e-i-r

in activities that are perceived to be, rightly or wrongly, anti-chinese, hence korea is out of the tpp yet partner because of the procession and likewise korea very much is very supportive of the u.s. i think almost across the board in terms of, you know, missile defense, or in terms of the function. what they are wary of is the political ramifications of participating in something that is perceived to be anti-chinese. so this is a case where they're trying to maintain strong alliance relations with the united states and cooperate, and at the same time not anger their largest trade partner. that's a type of tension i think we need to anticipate going forward. >> okay, in this place i would like the delegates from the united states and korea worked together. i take your examples of when people -- [inaudible]. it is shaped like a triangle. [inaudible] there's no problematic way -- [inaudible] now the problem, nuclear waste, this kind of, you know, the elements. second this abm. this is delicate problem. experts are worried about that. korea -- this kind of problem -- [inaudible] so i thi

we ought to accelerate as much as we can the tpp negotiations with asia. the u.s.hat's one thing. second of all, we should do something on immigration reform. double, triple the number of h1b visas. increase the number of green cards. all that, even if we can't do anything sensible on the budgetary or fiscal front, there are other things to do to perhaps add a little bit to economic growth. >> hey, look, i'm one of the people you're talking about, there's facebook, i'm on the board of facebook. they'll tell you today they're opening up an operation in the uk because they can't get to people here. you know, we ought to expand this h1b visa. it's stupid not to. >> you don't think we could go, for example, after social security? i know it's a hot button. but that's not such a hard one to do and i think you can almost do it individually. am i crazy? >> you weren't here for the aarp. >> i wasn't. >> you're not crazy. absolutely. you think about it. you know, when this -- roosevelt guy put social security in place, you know, average life expectancy was 63. you got social