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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 […]

  • South Korea
    • Manufacturing

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 […]

  • South Korea
    • Business
    • Global Health

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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Georgia’s Global Manufacturers Retool to Help Health System Fight COVID-19

Even as they deal with a maze of restrictions, new safety protocols and uncertainty about their own operations, manufacturers across Georgia, many of them with foreign parent companies, have found ways to step up and fight the COVID-19 pandemic within the state and beyond.  Some in Washington have criticized President Trump for only recently using […]

  • South Korea
    • Business
    • Global Health

Korea Benefits From Testing in Combating COVID-19 but the Fight Isn’t Over

While South Korea has managed the COVID-19 pandemic adroitly, Lt. General (Ret.) In-Bum Chun warned at the end of a Zoom-based conference call members of the Southeast-U.S. Korean Chamber of Commerce on Monday, March 30, “We had better wake up now. While the death rates are fairly low, the next one won’t be so sure.” […]

  • China
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    • Global Health

Job Retention Key to Recovery, JP Morgan Chase Economist Tells Korean Chamber

While not entirely sanguine about the recovery of the U.S. economy, Jim Glassman, managing director and head economist for commercial banking at JPMorgan 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 to be […]

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    • Automotive
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Kia’s Georgia Plant to Suspend Production for Two Weeks Starting March 30 

Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia is set to suspend production at the West Point plant for two weeks starting March 30, the Korean-owned auto maker announced Tuesday.  The west Georgia factory that churns out 340,000 vehicles annually shut down production for two days last week, but employees returned to work Monday.  The planned two-week closure will include […]

  • South Korea
    • Business
    • 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 […]

  • South Korea
    • Airport City
    • Business

Delta Reducing South Korea Flights as COVID-19 Cases Grow

Delta Air Lines Inc. is reducing its weekly flights from the U.S. to South Korea, which has quickly become the country worst hit by the novel coronavirus outside of China.  COVID-19 cases rose to nearly 1,300 in the country Feb. 26, mostly concentrated around Daegu, a city home to about 2.5 million people about 150 miles […]

  • Germany
    • Business

Kemp at Kiwanis: Focus Is on Combating Gangs and Attracting Foreign Investment

Gov. Brian Kemp described at the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta’s luncheon this week how much of his current agenda is focused on global issues, ranging from breaking up the narcotics activities of Georgia-based criminal gangs to foreign direct investment. He began his presentation Jan. 28 at the Loudermilk Conference Center downtown by announcing his administration’s […]

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