Having recognized the damage that the coronavirus has done to the U.S. economy, Jim Glassman, managing director and head economist for commercial banking at JPMorgan Chase & Co., took a forward look into the future during a May 15 virtual-conference with members of the Southeast U.S. Korean Chamber of Commerce “Rewriting of the globalization story” […]
Global Health
Belgian Pharma Giant UCB Planning $47.5M Expansion, 100 New Jobs in Smyrna
Belgian pharmaceuticals firm UCB is set to expand its U.S. headquarters in Cobb County through a multi-phase plan that is to generate $47.5 million in investment and 100 jobs on its existing 47-acre campus. Through its incentive program, Smyrna City Council in a virtual meeting May 4 approved a waiver of $180,950 in building permit and recording fees associated with the first phase […]
ACIR: Hungary’s Achievements, from Handwashing to GDP Growth
Even kids know the value of washing hands, pestered as they are by parents to use soap and water before dinner or after playing outside. COVID-19’s mounting death toll has made hand washing an even more urgent phenomenon and even a life-saving measure, as global health experts constantly remind the world to wash often for […]
EU Ambassador: Coronavirus Is Proving European Solidarity, Testing Global Unity
Editor’s note: Atlanta’s European consulates and chambers have joined together to host a “Europe Day” webinar featuring local diplomats and business leaders as well as the head of the trade delegation at the EU delegation to the U.S. The free event starts at 10 on Thursday The COVID-19 pandemic, which slammed the European Union before turning its […]
Taiwan’s Donation of 100,000 Medical Masks Arrives in Georgia
A donation of 100,000 medical masks from Taiwan arrived this week in Georgia, the only state in the Southeast to get a portion of the 1 million units in the island’s latest contribution to the fight against COVID-19 in the U.S. Despite its proximity to mainland China, where the coronavirus originated, Taiwan has been lauded for an aggressive […]
A View From China: Bungled COVID-19 Response Eroding U.S. Leadership
The bungled U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic is giving China ample ammunition for anti-democratic propaganda and further eroding American leadership in the world. That’s the view of the Beijing bureau chief for The Economist magazine, who was last posted in Washington and spoke in Atlanta three years ago after President Trump’s election. Outside the […]
Top U.S. Diplomat: COVID-19 Could Devastate Venezuela, Unseat Maduro
Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s claims about testing capacity and preparedness for COVID-19 are fabrications that belie how “completely unprepared” the beleaguered country is for the pandemic’s spread, a top U.S. diplomat told the World Affairs Council of Atlanta. Jimmy Story, chargé d’affaires for the U.S. State Department’s Venezuela Affairs Unit, said that if the coronavirus hits […]
Pandemic Speeds Up Launch of Global Health Crisis Center in Atlanta
A center tasked with deepening the collaboration between the private sector and Atlanta’s growing global health community launched this week, its timeline accelerated and relevancy accentuated by the coronavirus pandemic. The Global Health Crisis Coordination Center, or GHC3, is backed by $1 million in seed funding from Microsoft and the CDC Foundation, and has built […]
Opinion: ‘Taiwan Model’ Offers Lessons for Pandemic Fight, Despite WHO Exclusion and Accusations
Editor’s note/background: Taiwan has been lobbying for more than a decade for membership in the World Health Organization, a U.N. sub-organization that admits only sovereign states. China views self-ruled Taiwan as a province and vehemently opposes its participation in international organizations. The WHO ended Taiwan’s observer status at the World Health Assembly in 2016. When […]
Korean General Praises His Country’s Anti-Viral Policies but Fears Future Pandemics
In a follow-up Zoom conference to members of the Southeast U.S. Korean Chamber of Commerce, Lt. General (Ret.) In-Bum Chun warned on April 13 that for the coronavirus to be cured entirely “the whole world needs to be healthy.” Well-acquainted with the U.S. through childhood exposure as well as his military service, he couldn’t resist […]
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