Opinion
How to not win wars
Setting public deadlines, exit strategies, and casualty limits is a time-honored way to lose wars.
News
Chatham County to terminate $400M VinFast agreement
The Chatham County Board of Commissioners voted on Monday to terminate its $400 million economic development agreement between the county and Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast, dealing another blow to the ill-fated project in Moncure.
Opinion
The true heart of America
The true heart of America resides in the people who audaciously demand that freedom and liberty, as given to us by God, are fundamental rights to human existence.
Opinion
NC business owner offers lesson in comparative advantage
Danny Batten doesn't need to spout economic theory to put a key free-market principle to work for his New Bern and Edenton stores.
News
NC sues to reclaim failed VinFast factory site
North Carolina is suing VinFast, the Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer for a breach of agreements with the state for a planned EV factory in Moncure, Chatham County.
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VinFast to restart construction on NC site, slashes hiring goals
After being silent for almost two years, electric vehicle maker VinFast said on Monday that it plans to resume construction as early as April on its $4 billion EV manufacturing plant in Chatham County.
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NC imports of China’s rare earth metals spike amid trade worries
Through July year-to-date, NC’s imports of inorganic chemicals, precious and rare earth metals, and radioactive compounds rose sharply from $364.1 million to $1.1 billion — an increase of roughly 211%.
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Liberated from a legacy: Mackey’s Ferry Sawmill
Mackey's Ferry Sawmill was the largest private employer in Washington County, until recently, when owner Wilson Jones was forced to shut down due to the impact of tariffs.
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Concern among NC farmers, as China boycotts US soybeans
China has placed no orders for new-crop soybeans this marketing year (which began Sept. 1), Charles Hall of the NC Soybean Association told CJ in a recent interview.
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NC soybean harvest approaching, but China’s not buying
Pressure is now mounting as harvest season is not far off, with farmers expecting a significant harvest, while facing the loss of their largest market (China).
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Questions remain over VinFast plant delay as historic church is demolished
Excitement over the promise of North Carolina’s first vehicle manufacturing plant led to great fanfare at the groundbreaking for Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast’s $4 billion EV manufacturing plant in Triangle Innovation Point, in Moncure, Chatham County, over two years ago.
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Trump extends China trade deal another 90 days
China is the second largest buyer of NC soybeans, at $16.9 million.
