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...smarter and savvier companies are now targeting other ethnic minorities. Chinese, Vietnamese and Koreans, among the fastest-growing and most prosperous newcomers, are prized immigrant markets. More than 32% of Asian-American households earn an income of $50,000 or more, contrasted with 29% of Caucasian families. Last year those Asian households spent $120 billion on goods and services. Hispanics, who spend $180 billion, are also eagerly pursued. Since 1983, spending on Hispanic media, such as the TV station Telemundo and the newspaper La Opinion, has more than tripled, to $224 million. Immigrants fly back and call home often...
...part to send a message to Europe, and especially France, which has balked at concluding the GATT round because it demands heavy cuts in farm subsidies. "If our efforts to secure global trade agreements falter, then APEC still offers us a way to expand markets within this, the fastest-growing region of the globe," Clinton said pointedly...
...pattern is emerging: a proud China won't admit it's conceding anything; when it does appear to give in, the Administration and Congress will argue about the sufficiency of those concessions. But the final scenario is clear. "China has the world's fastest growing economy," says a White House aide. "Every country in the world wants in -- as soon as possible and big time. We do too, and we're not going to let something like MFN stand in our way. It's going to take finesse with the Congress -- you'll see a lot more...
...Paula Poundstone Show, ABC's new Saturday-night comedy hour, has been canceled after just two abysmally rated episodes. It's the second fastest ax of the new season; CBS earlier junked South of Sunset after only one outing...
...class and huge construction projects ranging from airports to mass-transit systems, the booming region should be in a spending mood for years to come. The Seattle gathering is a significant step in White House efforts to widen the pipeline for American exports to Asia, which is already the fastest-growing destination of U.S products and services...