German companies rely heavily on trade shows, spending some 75% of their marketing budgets on these exhibitions and writing some 70% of their orders at them, Robert A. Kohn, minister-counselor...
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Vietnam Fellows Intern at Coke, Other Georgia Firms
A representative of the Vietnam agency overseeing corporate investment in his country said at the Southern Center for International Studies (SCIS) Oct. 23 that the U.S. is now the sixth...
South Georgia Paving Firm Seeks Business in Vietnam
Officials of a south Georgia paving company are planning to visit Vietnam in December to investigate the possibility of working on the development of the country’s roads and to set...
Clayton Chamber Honors Local Global Businesses
Two Clayton County businesses received awards for their international contributions to the community at the Fourth Annual International Breakfast and Awards Ceremony hosted by the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce...
Is China Officialโs Atlanta Visit Part Of Global Strategy?
The visit to Atlanta by Qui Shengyin, consul-general of the People’s Republic of China in Houston, may be part of an overall Beijing strategy to improve relations around the world....
Nunn Looks into Terrorism in Tokyo
Sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia says he sent investigators to Japan and Russia last summer to look into the nerve gas attack by a cult last March that killed 12...
UPS Reports Strong International Gains
Atlanta-based United Parcel Service continues to post strong advances internationally. The package-delivery company says average international daily volume grew 32 percent in the third quarter that ended Sept. 30 compared...
Brazilian Artist to Create Olympic Book At Nexus Center
The Nexus Press Residency Program announced the residency of Brazilian contemporary artist Fernando Lopes of Rio de Janeiro during November. He is the third of five international artists invited to...
Scientific-Atlanta Signs China Deal
Scientific-Atlanta Inc. has been awarded a $3.7 million contract by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of China to establish an emergency satellite communications network. The network will support relief...
Argentine Diplomat Urges Trade Bridges Across the Americas
Juan Pablo Lohle, former ambassador from Argentina to the Organization of American States (OAS), talked to the Atlanta Council on International Relations at its regular luncheon meeting Oct. 19 about...
