Atlanta International School’s love letter to the city where it was founded 40 years ago received some emphatic punctuation at its annual spring benefit Saturday., helping raise more than $1 million for need-based scholarships.
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Posted inChina
Church’s Chicken Is Headed to China with a 600-store Roadmap Starting This Summer
A well-known Atlanta chicken chain is set to enter the Chinese market, long dominated by a certain Kentucky-based incumbent.
Posted inChina
Building on 20 Years in Georgia, Hisense Moves U.S. Headquarters to Alpharetta
Chinese appliance and television manufacturer Hisense has moved its U.S. headquarters to Alpharetta.
Posted inBooks
Books 2025: How China Has Engineered Industrial Dominance
The beautifully moving narrative feels like a cross-country bike ride deep into China and the U.S. accompanied by a wise observer of the history, economics, life and change in both countries.
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Books 2025: Understanding the Threat of 21st-Century Autocracy
How, in McFaul’s words, did U.S. and Russian relations go from “euphoria about democracy, globalization, and the West three decades ago to uncertainty about democracy, doubt about the liberal international order, and fear of powerful autocracies today?”
Posted inAgriculture
From South to South Asia: U.S. Cotton Exports Favor Savannah
More than a third of U.S. cotton exports leave from Savannah, with textile manufacturing hubs in South Asia being the top destination for the commodity, the Georgia Ports Authority announced in mid-December.
Posted inChina
With $22M Plant, Hong Kong Sauce Maker Gives Georgia a Taste of Larger Investment to Come
A Chinese manufacturer of sauces has invested $22 million in Coweta County, giving Georgia a taste of a much larger investment still to come just down the road in LaGrange.
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Rivian Keeps an Eye on China Trade Tensions as It Breaks Ground on $5B Georgia Plant
In the long run, Rivian’s road to profitability runs through Georgia, but it’s also keeping an eye on how China trade tensions will affect access to key minerals.
Posted inTechnology
Mobile Phone Protection Meets Protectionism: Atlanta’s Cellairis Faces Headaches From Trade War
This year’s trade rollercoaster is creating headaches for Atlanta-based Cellairis, which has evolved in the last 25 years from a pure retailer of cell phone cases to a global company helping individuals and enterprises protect, repair and maintain their mobile devices.
Posted inSouth Korea
Rare Earth Magnet Producer to Invest $223M in Columbus Amid Threat of Chinese Export Controls
A Korean producer of rare-earth permanent magnets used in electric vehicle motors, weapons systems, wind turbines and other critical industrial applications is setting up shop in Columbus, with plans to invest $223 million and hire 520 people.