While not entirely sanguine about the recovery of the U.S. economy, Jim Glassman, managing director and head economist for commercial banking at JP Morgan Chase & Co., maintained a fairly reassuring tone during his Zoom-based conference call with members of the Southeast U.S. Korean Chamber of Commerce on Friday, March 27. His main concern seemed […]
Global Health
Southeast U.S. Korean Chamber of Commerce Launches ‘COVID-19 Impact’ Conferences
During this period of “social distancing” and online collaboration, the Southeast U.S. Korean Chamber of Commerce is launching a series of web-based “COVID-19 Impact” video conferences. The conferences are to feature guest speakers from around the world on a variety of topics including banking, the economy, human resource issues, taxes, trade unemployment, H.R. 6201 Families […]
Canceled by Coronavirus: Myriad Global Events in Atlanta Called Off, Pushed Back
Editor’s note: Global Atlanta is continually updating our curated international calendar with the latest cancellations and postponements. Check specific event listings at www.globalatlanta.com/events for our latest information, which will also be reflected in our Monday morning events briefing. Sign up for that newsletter here. Updated Friday, March 13 at 6:42 p.m. International organizations around Atlanta are […]
Georgia Companies, Nonprofits Contribute Coronavirus Aid to China
Georgia companies with significant presence in China continued working with nonprofits to aid the coronavirus response as confirmed cases worldwide eclipsed 20,000 Tuesday. Delta Air Lines Inc., which last week suspended all flights to China through April, donated $250,000 to the Red Cross Society of China to provide immediate medical aid and educational support to responders. China’s mask […]
Taiwan’s Chinese New Year Wish Amid Outbreak: WHO Participation
The novel coronavirus outbreak in China provides the latest evidence that Taiwan should be allowed into the World Health Organization, the latter’s de facto diplomats in Atlanta said during a Chinese New Year celebration Friday. China considers the self-governing island of 23 million people a province and has blocked its participation in the United Nations and affiliated […]
As Coronavirus Cases and Concerns Grow, Delta Suspends All Flights to China
Two days after halving its weekly nonstop flights to China, Delta Air Lines Inc. has now suspended all service to the country through April 30 amid heightened concerns over the novel coronavirus outbreak. When cutting back on service Tuesday, Delta had left open the possibility that it would make additional changes — they came quickly after the […]
Delta Halving Weekly China Flights as Coronavirus Outbreak Hits Travel Demand
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines Inc. is halving its total weekly flights between the U.S. and China to 21 from 42 as demand drops due to the novel coronavirus outbreak in the country. All the airline’s current “U.S.-China gateways,” including an Atlanta-Shanghai nonstop route, will still be served but will see frequencies reduced to three or four […]
Atlanta Global Health Summit: Urbanization Presents Challenges for Stemming Outbreaks
Is the migration of the masses to cities a good or bad thing for global public health? Arriving at one answer isn’t so simple, says Rebecca Martin, director of the Center for Global Health at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The clustering of populations, often in areas without city services or access […]
Atlanta’s Aurora Day Camp Belongs to Global Network of Camps for Kids With Cancer
Launched two summers ago at the Davis Academy in Atlanta, Aurora Day Camp provides programs to bring back the joys of childhood to children with cancer and their siblings free of charge. The camp for children aged 3 1/2 to 16 years old is based on a model developed in New York and belongs to […]
DRC President’s Reform Agenda Receives Enthusiastic Welcome in Atlanta
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s president, Felix Tshisekedi, received an effusive welcome from the DRC’s diaspora community in Atlanta when he arrived at the Cobb Galleria Centre the afternoon of Sept. 28 on a two-day visit during which he also met with officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the King and […]
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