By Deborah Block St. Paul, Minnesota 23 April 2007 The Midwest U.S. state of Minnesota is home to the largest Hmong community outside Asia. They originally came from Laos as refugees after the Vietnam War. At least half of Minnesota's 60,000 Hmong l...
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 13 February 2007 watch Show Business report The Washington D.C.-based Motion Picture Association of America, or MPAA, recently hosted a conference on The Business of Show Business. Designed to raise awareness in Washin...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 31 January 2007 Disasters are a part of life, whether natural catastrophes, such as earthquakes and hurricanes, or man-made disasters, including terrorism. Mike O'Sullivan reports, business and community leaders who me...
By June Soh Baltimore, Maryland 25 January 2007 watch Mental Health report Michael Freeman, a former Harbor City Services employee, now has his own business Finding a job can be extremely difficult for those who are psychologically disabled or recov...
By Luis Ramirez Hanoi 15 November 2006 Cabinet members from across the Asia-Pacific region are looking for ways to re-start stalled world trade negotiations. The ministers started their meetings in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, on Wednesday, in pre...
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By Paula Wolfson White House 25 September 2006 President Bush has met with a group of American business leaders who are raising private funds to help the people of Lebanon. The president says they are working with U.S. government officials to streng...
By Greg Flakus New Orleans 28 August 2006 One year after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, one of the city's main engines of economic activity is back with a vengeance. Business at the port is now above pre-Katrina levels....
By Greg Flakus Houston, Texas 06 July 2006 watch Economic Forum report U.S. Arab Economic Forum participants Some 800 people came together in downtown Houston last week for the U.S.-Arab Economic Forum, organized by Arab-American organizations and s...