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Georgia Hosts More International Students Despite Weaker Picture Nationally

Georgia’s universities continued to attract more international students over the past year, posting solid gains despite a flat growth rate nationally. The state hosted 23,623 students from around the world in 2018-19, a 3.7 percent growth rate that was considerably slower than last year’s nearly 6 percent year-over-year growth. But Georgia looked stellar compared to […]

Senior Korean Official Promotes Development of the DMZ as Peacebuilding Opportunity

While tensions between North and South Korea remain acute, South Korea’s deputy foreign minister in Atlanta Nov. 19 cited the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two countries as an important stepping stone to a lasting peace between them. Ambassador Chang Jae-bok’s address to a luncheon of the Atlanta Council on International Relations at the Piedmont […]

Foreign Firms Played Key Role in Record-Breaking Year for Georgia Investment

Nearly half of all Georgia’s record-breaking $7.4 billion in investment recruited over the last fiscal year came from foreign-based companies, according to figures the state released this week while celebrating yet another top business ranking. More than 44 percent of the announced investment capital — or $3.28 billion — came from overseas during the fiscal […]

Korean Firms Break Into U.S. Government Sales Through Atlanta

Korean investment and trade may be going strong in Georgia, but there’s one sales channel that can always be problematic when you’re crossing the world to enter a new market: procurement. Even the closest trading partners of the U.S. like Canada and Mexico face challenges netting lucrative federal or state contracts. “The biggest hurdle is […]

Bernice King Honored as Citizen of Seoul as King Center Hosts International Expo

On a steamy Saturday afternoon Aug. 10 attendees at the Beloved Community International Expo held at the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, including four consuls general based in Atlanta, witnessed a huge bowl of “bibimbap” being cooked symbolizing the harmonious coming together of the city’s different communities. “Bibimbap is a popular Korean cuisine — […]

Georgia Aims to Make a Splash as Kemp Travels in Korea

As Gov. Brian Kemp set out for his first day of meetings in South Korea Monday, a familiar face greeted him on the country’s largest English-language newspaper: his own. “Meet Georgia, the Peach State” was the headline under the governor’s photo wrapping Monday’s Korea JoongAng Daily. According to a website hosting a digital version of […]

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South Korean Consul General Kim Drafted by the Braves

South Korea’s consul general, Young-jun Kim, didn’t grow up playing baseball in his hometown of Busan, but he was ready on Thursday to throw the opening pitch for the Pittsburg Pirates–Atlanta Braves game at Sun Trust Park. And he didn’t seem to mind when Julio Teheran was called in to substitute for him, especially when […]

Gov. Kemp ‘Excited’ by Investment Prospects in First Overseas Trade Mission to Korea

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced on Wednesday that his first overseas trip as governor would be to South Korea from June 22-28 to strengthen what he called “the vital partnership” with the state. In a formal press conference with Korean Consul General Young-jun Kim, and Korean business and state officials looking on in the governor’s […]

China Gets a Taste of Atlanta-Owned ‘Hot Dog on a Stick’

Atlanta-based Global Franchise Group LLC has launched the first Hot Dog on a Stick franchise in China as the California-born brand expands the reach of its decidedly American concept in Asia. Founded on a beach in Santa Monica in 1946, Hot Dog on a Stick has spent seven decades serving up its namesake item, but […]

Korean General Calls on the U.S. to Adopt a ‘Containment’ Policy in the Face of N. Korea’s Belligerence

When he last spoke at a luncheon of the Atlanta Council on International Relations (ACIR) in February , Lt. Gen. (Ret.) In-bum Chun, predicted that an upcoming summit between North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, and President Donald Trump was brewing. He also said that his aim at the luncheon was to “scare” the attendees […]

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