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Learning the code. >> we are all using phones and computers. we have to understand how they work. it's a better way to live your life, understand what you're using. >> reporter: a great resolution as we enter 2012. >> you passed with flying colors. >> reporter: he has to say that. he's sitting right there. watch out, mark zuckerberg. maggie lake, cnn, new york. staying with technology, the former ceo of the optical equipmentmaker olympus has abandoned his fight to get his job back. michael woodford who was sacked in october after he blew the whistle on a billion dollar accounting fraud plans...

For a country isolated from the rest of the world for so many years, these images are p.r. gold. if the top u.s. diplomat hillary clinton is happy to visit, why not tourists? the ministry of hotels and tourism says around 790,000 people visited last year. that's expected to rise to 900,000 this year. >> hillary was coming before us. i figured if it was good for her, it would be good for us. we're fine. >> we recognize that it's changing. we've been there in january this year and now it's getting more modern. >> reporter: myanmar has a long way to go before it can consider competing with neighb...

To 10% by 2015, amid fears that the country may become the next greece. japan has the highest debt-to-gdp ratio in the developed world and the fastest aging population. after the tsunami and nuclear crisis, the ruling party says it's pay now or possibly default later. cnn cnn's kyung lah. >> reporter: they are proposing an increase in the national sales tax. this bottle of sake costs 1,000 yen or about 10 u.s. dollars. the national sales tax is currently at 5%. so on the 1,000 yen bottle of sake, i had to pay 50 yen in taxes. under the current proposal, by 2014, the tax would jump to 8% or 80 ...

Little. but there's still very substantial growth in both india and in china. as a matter of fact, i think most people believe that these growth rates are a lot more sustainable. that will be good for all of us. >> ford has had to raise its prices here in india several times due to the depreciating rupee and rising costs. how do you ensure that ford is competitive against the local automakers. >> a very important part of the ford strategy is that with every one of our products, every year, year after year, we not only improve the quality of the vehicle but we also improve the productivity. our...

U.s. is faring on employment. and this is the key number as far as the world's biggest economy is concern. the picture has been improving over recent months and the november jobless rate was actually down at 8.6%, much lower than had been expected. it was actually at its lowest level since march of 2009. so what are we expecting on the nonfarm payrolls? how many more jobs will be added? 150,000. that's in december. let's see how that compares with the rest of the year. take a look at this. this over the past 12 months or so. it transpires, 150,000 will be pretty average. now despite a relative...