Delta Air Lines Inc. restarted service to China June 25, launching flights to Shanghai from Seattle with a stopover in Seoul-Incheon. With the new service, Delta became the first U.S. carrier to reconnect the U.S. with China; it had suspended service in January. For a time in June, the Atlanta-based airline was caught in the […]
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Korea Economic Institute’s Perspective on the Future of Supply Chains and Trade
Global supply chains will adopt a hybrid of global and regional models once the Covid-19 pandemic is contained, Troy Stangarone, a senior director and fellow of the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI), concluded during a Zoom conference with members of the Southeast U.S. Korean Chamber of Commerce June 19. Mr. Stangarone was sensitive to […]
As Production Returns, Kia’s May Sales Recover Slightly After Brutal April
Kia Motors America said its sales fell by about a quarter in May compared to the previous year, an improvement from a dismal April in which sales of all the Korean auto maker’s models were down 38.4 percent as the coronavirus pandemic kept buyers at home. One bright spot for Georgia was that three of […]
How Korean Investors Are Aiding Georgia’s COVID-19 Response
Both new and established manufacturers from South Korea, which is making up an increasing portion of Georgia’s foreign-investment dollars, are contributing to the state’s COVID-19 response in varied ways. SK Innovation, which is in the process of investing in two factories making lithium-ion batteries for vehicles Jackson County, has donated $400,000 toward Augusta University’s coronavirus response, […]
Stacey Abrams: Pandemic Blunders Weaken America’s Global Leadership
The U.S.’s failed pandemic response is symptomatic of President Trump’s retreat from global institutions, which has created a leadership vacuum autocracies have been only too happy to fill, former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams said Thursday. Ms. Abrams, a staunch advocate for voting rights who has claimed voting irregularities in the election cost her […]
JPMorgan Economist Foresees ‘Global Cool’ and ‘a New Globalization Story’
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” […]
SK to Build Second Georgia Battery Plant, Increase Investment to $2.5B
Georgia’s biggest-ever foreign investment could be poised to grow even larger. SK Innovation, the Korean oil refiner pivoting into electric vehicle batteries, has announced that it will build a second factory on its site in Jackson County and increase its capital investment to $2.5 billion by the time they’re both operational in 2023. The company, […]
Endicott College: Part of the Legacy in Korea of a Former Georgia Tech Prof
South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in emerged from the April 15 legislative elections stronger than ever placing his party in a position to set the country’s political, educational and diplomatic agendas as it emerges from the threat of COVID-19, according to John Endicott, the former Georgia Tech professor who currently serves as president of a Korean […]
Kia Extends Factory Closure for Two Weeks
The Kia Motors plant in West Point remains closed today after the company extended a suspension of operations for an additional two weeks. Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia was slated to reopen April 13, but the company once again cited supply-chain concerns and the ongoing efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia as it pushed […]
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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