If there’s one complaint Devinder Ahuja has about South Korea’s regulatory framework, it’s that the country’s labor laws make it nearly impossible to fire employees — or even discipline them for nonperformance. But in the Novelis senior vice president’s experience, investing in understanding Korean culture goes a long way toward ensuring you never have to. Koreans, Mr. […]
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Q&A: Why Korean is Such a Critical Language
Editor’s note: As the state’s military academy, the University of North Georgia offers Korean language at various levels in hopes of inspiring some students and cadets to take their study on to fluency. The language has been designated as “critical” by the U.S. Department of Defense, meaning that it’s eligible to receive increased government funding […]
SEWON to Undertake $160 Million Expansion in Troup County, Hiring 100
South Korean automotive body frame supplier SEWON America is expanding its Troup County plant to the tune of $160 million as it gears up for new models to be made at nearby Kia and Hyundai plants. The move will create 100 new jobs in LaGrange, where the company arrived years ago to serve Kia’s West Point factory, which now […]
Focus Brands Opens 1,500th International Store
Atlanta-based Focus Brands, franchisor of Cinnabon, Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, Moe’s Southwest Grill and other brands, opened its 1,500th store internationally this week, more evidence that a strategy of pursuing ex-U.S. growth is paying off. The newest location is an Auntie Anne’s in a large outdoor shopping mall in Liverpool, United Kingdom, a country Focus also […]
Consul General Kim: Dialogue Enhances Prospects for Peace on the Korean Peninsula
While U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo remains mostly mum about his visit this past weekend to Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital, South Korea’s consul general for the Southeast, told Global Atlanta that the current dialogue provides an “opportunity” for denuclearization on the Korean peninsula while promoting peace. In keeping with the spirit of the “Sunshine” […]
Korean American Friendship Concert to Celebrate Korean Presence in Metro Atlanta
While the exact number of Koreans and Korean-Americans living in Atlanta is only an estimate, there is no questioning their influence on Georgia‘s economic growth. It also is increasingly evident that they have become a catalyst for the development of the state’s cultural diversity and cosmopolitanism. Young-jun Kim, South Korea’s consul general based in Atlanta, […]
Georgia’s Ag Department Looks Overseas for New Markets to Compensate for Tariff Losses
Newly arrived in July at the Georgia Department of Agriculture in charge of business development overseas for Georgia produce, Paul Thompson was off immediately to Indonesia. After seven and a half years at the Atlanta State Farmers Market, Mr. Thompson’s calendar now is full of possible trips to all corners of the world, most often […]
World Affairs Council to Feature Japan-U.S. Relations With Former U.S. Security Chief Who Takes Hard Line on China
With Asia’s political and economic underpinnings in flux, Japan has “stepped out to take the lead” Adm. Dennis Blair told Global Atlanta during a telephone interview related to his upcoming Sept. 5 visit to Atlanta. Mr. Blair is to participate in a midday “fireside chat” with Amb. Charles Shapiro, president of the World Affairs Council […]
Arby’s to Expand Dramatically in South Korea
Atlanta’s recently formed Inspire Brands is teaming up with the S Fresh Co., a South Korean food service firm, to build 100 new Arby’s restaurants in South Korea, marking Arby’s largest expansion in Asia. Inspire Brands is majority owned by Roark Capital Group, an Atlanta-based private equity firm and is a franchisor of restaurant brands […]
Canada, Japan and Korea’s Consuls General Talk Trade and Tariffs at Chatham County Summit
Nadia Theodore, Canada‘s consul general based in Atlanta, told Global Atlanta that she enjoyed the 2018 Georgia International Trade and Commerce Summit held in Chatham County earlier in August because it enabled her to meet with local officials, community leaders and businesspeople and not have to “preach to the choir.” “I especially liked talking about […]
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