Lani Wong, an active community volunteer, retained her position as chair of the Atlanta chapter of National Association of Chinese-Americans and Henry Yu, managing director of global trade solutions for...
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Liechtenstein Picks Macon Doctor as Honorary Consul
Liechtenstein, one of the world’s smallest nations, made a big statement about Georgia’s efforts to internationalize when it chose to locate its first honorary consulate in Macon July 9. “This...
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Atlanta Software Firm Honored by Indian Export Association
Business software producer Infor Global Solutions of Alpharetta was recognized by the Andhra Pradesh state government of southeastern India for having an outstanding software development facility in Hyderabad, the state’s...
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Belgian Ambassador Gets Feel for State’s Business Environment
Belgium’s ambassador to the United States Dominique Struye de Swielande made his first visit to Georgia June 27-28 to get a feel for the business climate that is already garnering...
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Delta Announces Record Load Factors for June
Delta Air Lines Inc. announced July 5 that a record number of passengers flew internationally in June. The number of international, Latin and regional passengers increased 12 percent, 22 percent...
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Mongolia Honorary Consul in Atlanta Moving to South Korea
In what was likely his last official function as the honorary consul of Mongolia in Atlanta, John Endicott hosted a luncheon last week to celebrate Mongolian National Day. In August,...
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Georgia Ports Authority Names Manager of External Affairs
James McCurry Jr. was named general manager of external affairs at the Georgia Ports Authority July 10. Mr. McCurry worked with the authority from 1997-2002 as manager of legislative affairs....
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U.S.-Korea Free Trade Faces Opposition in Both Countries
A free trade agreement between Korea and the United States is likely to be ratified more quickly in the U.S. than in Korea, according to local attorney Hyun Zu (Yonni)...
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Visiting Tech Professor Now Editorial Adviser to Online Journal
Roland Gareis, former visiting professor with Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia State University, has been named an international editorial adviser for the online journal, PM World Today. In January,...
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Indian Chamber Official Visits Atlanta to Boost Business Ties
D.V. Venkatagiri, regional secretary of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, Chennai, India, visited Atlanta last week to meet with officials and business leaders in an effort to shore up economic...