As the U.S. prepares for denuclearization negotiations with North Korea‘s supreme leader next month, the American Korean Friendship Society honored at its annual dinner Jan. 25 Major General Daniel D. Yoo and Jay K. Eun with its “New American Hero” and “Lifetime Achievement” awards. In August 2018, Major Gen. Yoo assumed command of the Marine’s Read more
South Korea
Korean General Cautious But Hopeful About Upcoming Summit
By the time that he had returned to South Korea early this week, Lt. Gen. In-Bum Chun‘s predictions of an upcoming summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, North Korea‘s supreme leader, appeared to be taking shape. The lieutenant general, who retired in 2016 after a 35-year career in the South Korean army, had Read more
Chamber Dinner Highlights U.S.-Korean Blood Ties Among Veterans
Gen. Raymond G. Davis, who received the Medal of Honor for leading a storied rescue of fellow Marines besieged by Chinese troops at the Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War, is probably the best known Georgian who fought in that devastating battle. General Davis, a combat veteran of three wars and the assistant commandant of Read more
SK Innovation Donation to Net $120K for Jackson County Schools
SK Innovation, a South Korean battery manufacturer, committed to donating $60,000 to improve career preparedness in Jackson County schools, the first act of engagement in a community where it will invest an estimated $1.67 billion. The donation is to go to the Empower College and Career Center, a charter high school focused on vocational skills, Read more
Still Time to See Atlanta Airport’s Global ‘Winter Wonderland’
Traveling through the airport on your way back from Christmas festivities overseas? There’s still time to see Hartsfield-Jackson’s Winter Wonderland on display in the International Terminal atrium through Jan. 2. Each year, the airport’s international affairs team asks consulates to help decorate the traditional trees with ornaments, flags and other artifacts representing their countries. This year, as in years past, 12 Read more
SK Innovation to Invest $1.67B in Georgia as Threat of Auto Tariffs Looms
Georgia’s recruitment of its single largest foreign investment project last week, a $1.67 billion commitment from a Korean manufacturer of hybrid electric vehicle batteries, may have President Trump to thank — indirectly anyway. SK Innovation didn’t mention tariffs when announcing the deal, instead pointing to aggressive plans to increase global battery production capacity more than tenfold from Read more
Did Foreign Graduates Help Lure Amazon Away From Atlanta?
Greater availability of recent foreign graduates in Washington and New York may have played a role in Amazon’s decision put its second and third headquarters operations in those cities, passing over other top-20 metro hopefuls like Atlanta. Reports have speculated that the expected challenge of finding talent drove Amazon’s last-second decision to split its planned 50,000-job Read more
Jimmy Carter to Headline Methodist Church’s Korea Peace Forum in Atlanta
Former President Jimmy Carter is set to headline the United Methodist Church’s three-day summit in Atlanta on achieving lasting peace on the Korean peninsula. The peace forum will be hosted by UMC Global Ministries, the denomination’s Atlanta-based missions arm. Along with ecumenical leaders from Korea and beyond, the event will be attended by a range Read more
Strong Korean Relationships Worth the Investment, Say Atlanta Execs
If there’s one complaint Devinder Ahuja has about South Korea’s regulatory framework, it’s that the country’s labor laws make it nearly impossible to fire employees — or even discipline them for nonperformance. But in the Novelis senior vice president’s experience, investing in understanding Korean culture goes a long way toward ensuring you never have to. Koreans, Mr. Read more
Q&A: Why Korean is Such a Critical Language
Editor’s note: As the state’s military academy, the University of North Georgia offers Korean language at various levels in hopes of inspiring some students and cadets to take their study on to fluency. The language has been designated as “critical” by the U.S. Department of Defense, meaning that it’s eligible to receive increased government funding Read more
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