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Inauguration of a NESCAFE Dolce Gusto capsules production line at Nestle’s factory at the Amata Industrial Park in Dong Nai Province on Wednesday. — VNS Photo A new production line to produce NESCAFE Dolce Gusto capsules for the Vietnamese market and exports went on line Wednesday at Nestle’s plant in the Amata Industrial Park in Dong Nai Province. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Ganesan Ampalavanar, managing director of Nestle Vietnam, said the production line uses raw materials made from high-quality Vietnamese coffee beans. Nestle is the leading coffee buyer in Viet Nam, accounting for 20-25 per cent of the country’s coffee output. The new production line is expected to process 2,500 tons of coffee a year (equivalent to 130 million capsules) now and more in future. Approximately 90 per cent of the output will be exported to other markets in Asia including Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Indonesia. Ampalavanar said: … [Read more...] about Nestlé sets up new capsule production line

Inside a Vietnam Airlines aircraft. Vietnam Airlines has been certified as a 4-star airline by the international air transport rating organisation Skytrax for the third consecutive year. — Photo courtersy of Vietnam Airlines National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has been certified as a 4-star airline by the international air transport rating organisation Skytrax for the third consecutive year. Vietnam Airlines was ranked alongside some of the world’s most reputable airlines, including Air France, Emirates, Japan Airlines, Korean Air and British Airways. Vietnam Airlines has been making concerted efforts to improve service quality this year. The airline is operating 90 routes to 20 domestic destinations and 29 international destinations with a total of over 400 daily flights. In 2017, Vietnam Airlines recorded impressive sales of VND88.4 trillion (US$3.84 billion) and carried 26.5 million passengers. Its on-time performance index (OTP) reached over 90 per cent. — … [Read more...] about National flag carrier retains 4-star status

FWD officials receive the Asia Insurance Award for its impressive marketing campaigns last year. — VNS Photo FWD Vietnam Insurance Company has won the "Marketing Initiative of the Year" award at the 2018 Asia Insurance Awards. This is the first such award for a life insurance company in Viet Nam, the company said. The Asian Insurance Awards are given by Insurance Asia magazine to honour the best strategies and campaigns in the industry across Asia. More than 100 senior executives from 30 companies and 15 countries attended the awards ceremony. "We are very honoured to receive this prestigious award," Vuong My Phung, deputy general director of marketing & brand strategy, FWD Vietnam, said. “This is another proof of our vision for changing the way people feel about insurance. With the message ‘Get ready to live – Song day tu hom nay’, FWD has brought a new, innovative and different image of life insurance to Vietnamese; it is still protection but more … [Read more...] about FWD wins marketing honours at Asia Insurance Awards

FrieslandCampina Viet Nam’s Dutch Lady brand was honoured on July 15 as a Top 10 Vietnamese Brand this year. — Photo Courtesy of FrieslandCampina Viet Nam FrieslandCampina’s Dutch Lady brand was voted among the Top 10 Vietnamese Brands this year in a poll conducted by the Viet Nam Intellectual Property Association on July 15. The annual awards aim to honour enterprises with trusted brand names and efficient operations, and offer consumers information about trusted brands with high-quality products. FrieslandCampina Viet Nam was the first company in Viet Nam to obtain four international quality certificates: ISO 9000:2008 for quality, ISO 14000:2004 for the environment; ISO 22000:2005 for food safety and hygiene, and OHSAS 18001: 2007 for safety and occupational health from Bureau Veritas, the global leader in testing, inspections and certification. — VNS … [Read more...] about Dutch Lady named among top 10 VN brands

The management of iSchool at a ceremony in HCM City last Saturday to celebrate its 10 anniversary. — Photo iSchool International Integration Education (iSchool System) has set itself a target of increasing the number of its iSchools to 30 in the next five years and number of students joining each year to 30,000. Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, its managing director, made the statement at a ceremony held in HCM City last Saturday to celebrate the school’s 10th anniversary. Established in 2008 iSchool is a member of Nguyen Hoang Group and provides education from kindergarten to high school. It now has 14 schools in 13 cities and provinces with more than 6,000 students and over 600 teachers and staff. — VNS … [Read more...] about iSchool hopes to double its number of schools