West Africa bureau chief for the Associated Press, Rukmini Callimachi, is to receive the McGill Medal for Journalistic Courage from the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass...
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Posted inArchive, Education
Hungarian Ambassador Shakes Off Criticisms During Visit
With unemployment at 11 percent and stringent economic policies demanded by the European Union to solve its debt problems, Hungary’s far right parties are saying the country is “colonized” by...
Posted inArchive, Business
Korean Air to Fly A380s into Hartsfield
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport officials announced that Korean Air has scheduled the Airbus A380 for its daily service between Seoul, South Korea, and Atlanta starting perhaps as early as January...
Posted inArchive, Business
UPS Buys European Online Fulfillment Firm
Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc. has acquired European consumer delivery specialist Kiala SA/NV, which is based in Brussels. The acquisition underscores UPS’s commitment to fulfilling e-commerce in regions where it operates ground networks...
Posted inArchive, Education
Emory to Host India Summit March 2-3
The Indian ambassador to the United States, Nirupama Rao, is to join the author Salman Rushdie as a speaker at the third annual India Summit on March 2-3 at Emory University....
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Hispanic Chamber to Lead CAFTA Mission
The Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is organizing a trade mission to the Dominican Republic from April 16-20. The trip is to visit Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic’s capital; Santiago,...
Posted inArchive, Business
Video Game Executive Joins Coke’s Directors
Robert “Bobby” Kotick, president, CEO and a director of Activision Blizzard Inc., an interactive entertainment software company, which is majority owned by the French conglomerate Vivendi SA, has joined the Coca-Cola...
Posted inArchive, Culture
Rialto’s Musical Performance Reveals Turkish-Israeli Ties
The cultural undergirdings of Israel and Turkey are to be on display in Atlanta at an exhibition being held at Southern Polytechnic State University until March 2 titled “Under Vine...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Preparations for France-Atlanta 2012 Underway
France’s consulate general in Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology are to team up once again this year for an increasingly ambitious France-Atlanta program fostering cooperation between France and...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Turkish Business Delegation to Visit Atlanta Feb. 21-23
A delegation composed of representatives of more than 20 Turkish companies and government officials are to visit Atlanta Feb. 21-23 to develop business ties and attend Turkish American Day at...