Edits/updates: A previous version of this story said it was unclear exactly how the Trump administration calculated the elevated reciprocal tariff rates, but analysis by journalists and experts has landed […]
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Posted inTrade
How Two Cobb Exporters Are Weathering the Tariff Storm With Solutions, Flexibility
If COVID-19 didn’t break them, a little trade disruption certainly won’t either. That’s how two exporters based in Cobb County are thinking about the early days of this most recent trade war.
Posted inChina
Could Popeyes Chicken Fly in China? Student Leaders Explore During International Business Case Competition
Could Popeyes’ signature Cajun-style fried chicken be a hit in China?
That was the question student teams were asked to tackle during Georgia State University (GSU) Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)’s recent International Business Case Competition.
Posted inChina
EV Thermal Barrier Firm to Halt $325M Plant in Statesboro
Aspen Aerogels is abandoning a $325 million plant to make thermal barriers in Statesboro, becoming the latest battery or component supplier to vacate a major Georgia project amid uneven demand for electric vehicles.
Posted inChina
Books 2024: How a Mongolian Ruler Built China’s First Navy
Book: Emperor of the Seas: Kublai Khan and the Making of China (Bloomsbury, 2024) Author: Jack Weatherford Reviewed by: Jonathan Addleton, president of Forman Christian College and former U.S. Ambassador […]
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Trump to Tap Georgia’s Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue as China Ambassador
President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intent to nominate Georgia’s former U.S. Sen. David Perdue as his ambassador to China.
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Atlanta International School Leaders Head to China to Promote Boarding Program, Multicultural Education
Atlanta International School (AIS)’s upcoming recruiting trip to China is just one of the institution’s efforts to extend its multilingual, culturally diverse academic experience to families at home and abroad.
Posted inJapan
Industrial Park Lands Chinese, Japanese Subsidiaries in Flowery Branch
Global real estate developer Hines, based in Texas, has landed international clients for two of three buildings in its new Hall County logistics park.
Posted inSouth Korea
$1.45B Federal Loan to Back Second Georgia Solar Factory for South Korea’s Qcells
The Korean company helping lead a U.S. solar manufacturing renaissance from Georgia is set to receive a $1.45 billion federal loan to support its new factory in Cartersville. Hanwha Qcells […]
Posted inLogistics
UPS Deepens China Cold Chain Access
United Parcel Service Inc. has launched its UPS Premier service in China, improving the ability to track temperature-sensitive shipments in what executives call an “incredibly important market.” China has long […]