By Steve Mort Las Vegas, Nevada 16 November 2006 watch Internet Gambling Gaming industry leaders say Internet gambling will thrive despite a recent law effectively barring online betting in the United States. In October, President Bush signed legisl...
By Richard Green Washington 14 September 2006 The U.S. tourism industry is launching an initiative to bring more foreign visitors to the United States, in an effort to improve the nation's declining image abroad. According to a recent survey conduct...
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 21 July 2006 watch National Parks report Great Smoky Mountains National Park A new study by the U.S. Journal of Environmental Management finds that tourism at America's 390 national parks is down 25 percent since 1990....
By Patricia Nunan Srinigar, Kashmir 10 May 2006 watch Kashmir Tourism report Srinigar's Dal Lake Kashmir, the disputed border region between India and Pakistan has long been considered off limits to a...
By Greg Flakus Houston 27 April 2006 Senators, from left, Debbie Stabenow, Richard Durbin and Maria Cantwell discuss rising gasoline prices at an Exxon station on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 26,...
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 22 March 2006 watch Fair Trade Coffee report Coffee plant Small farmers make up three-fifths of the world's 25 million coffee producers, but typically they receive the s...
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 20 March 2006 watch Competitiveness report Technology leaders say the United States is losing its competitive edge to developing countries in Asia. As VOA's Mil Arcega rep...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 08 February 2006 Placards for various artists sat on chairs they will occupy inside Staples Center during rehearsals Tuesday The top names in the music business will be...
AGRICULTURE REPORT - U.S. Cattle Industry Update By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. United States agriculture of...
By Greg Flakus Record-breaking energy prices have heightened concerns about diminishing oil production worldwide at a time when demand from emerging nations like China and India is growing dramaticall...