Like people around the world, Americans love a good bar of chocolate or anything containing the confection. But climate change and diseases are ravaging cocoa bean crops in many parts of the world, eroding production and raising prices of the essent...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 26 March 2008 India's biggest vehicle maker, Tata Motors, has clinched a deal to buy luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover from U.S. carmaker Ford. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the latest acquisition is yet anoth...
By George Dwyer Washington 12 March 2008 A Washington D.C.-area company has built a profitable business by producing durable pocket guides that help people communicate using visual images rather than spoken language. International travelers have been...
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 04 March 2008 Top corporate leaders from around the world gathered in New York Monday to unveil new strategies to fight worldwide piracy and counterfeiting. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Schoetzau rep...
By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 28 February 2008 A group of six international companies has announced plans to build an ultra-high speed, undersea, fiber-optic cable under the Pacific Ocean, between Japan and the United States. The project is meant to impr...
By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 24 January 2008 The world's largest drug company is embroiled in a global controversy over whether it tested an unapproved drug on sick children in Nigeria without their full understanding. The case involving Pfizer ra...
By Steve Mort Tampa, Florida 03 July 2007 An American company is in the process of determining the value of a haul of sunken treasure, thought to be the biggest ever discovered. Odyssey Marine Exploration says it is examining more than half-a-million...
By Mil Arcega Washington 19 March 2007 watch Insurance Camera report A major U.S. insurance company is offering new technology to its customers, which could significantly reduce accidents. The program targets risky teenage drivers by giving parents...
By Mike O'Sullivan Palmdale, California 06 September 2006 Engineers in the California desert are testing a new communications platform that blends modern electronics with old technology. Developers say a helium-filled balloon carrying high-tech equi...
By Greg Flakus Houston, TX 12 June 2006 watch Horror Movie report Hollywood movies are seen around the world and the industry, based in Los Angeles, is one of the biggest in terms of U.S. exports. But not all American films are big-budget Hollywood...