Author Archives: Phil Bolton

The fifth and most recent edition of the Directory of Foreign Manufacturers in the United States shows that the Southeast as a region has benefited particularly from foreign investment, says...

Some 300 attendees at an Atlanta Chamber of Commerce luncheon this week heard Li Daoyu, ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the U.S., promise that China would not...

NationsBank, the South’s largest banking company, is eager to enter the Mexican market as soon as possible under terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).  “We want and...

The Goodyear and Fuji blimps are about to have a new competitor. The “Thermoplane” — a large, disc-shaped lighter-than-air vehicle — has been developed by the Moscow Aviation Institute over...

The collapse of the trade summit earlier this month between President Clinton and Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa represents a milestone in U.S.-Japanese relations because it was the first time in...

By appointing Dr. Giaocchino de Chirico president/managing director of Immucor Italia S.r.l., the Norcross-based parent, Immucor Inc., signals its confidence in the European market. Immucor Inc. is one of Atlanta’s...

Nicaragua’s ambassador to both the United Nations and the U.S. spent several days in Atlanta last week at the invitation of the International Affairs Center of the Atlanta University complex...

BellSouth International Inc. announced last week the sale of its Mexican cellular operations and two weeks ago it entered into a joint venture in China.  But these developments do not...

Newcastle upon Tyne in the North of England is seeking to resuscitate its Sister City relationship formed in 1977 with Atlanta to develop ties between companies, educational institutions and economic...

Now that the 19-year-old U.S. trade embargo against Vietnam has been lifted, American companies will be seeking different ways to enter this market.  According to Dr. Ax Wu, an international...