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In his more than 50-year journey, he has gone from a soldier on an arduous battlefield to a fierce marketplace with a legal corridor of shortcomings and a tempting corporate environment. Thanks to his strong courage, bravery, and wisdom, Giap has been publicly respected to be a leader of morality, vision, intelligence, and bravery, who has improved the brand of the 36 Corporation to become a leading reputable enterprise in construction. With outstanding achievements throughout his career, Giap has been awarded many noble titles and awards by the Party and the state. In 2010, he was the only individual in the country awarded the title of Hero of Labour. Most recently, he was honoured with the 3-year Asia-Pacific Entrepreneur Award by Enterprise Asia. Colonel and Hero of Labour Nguyen Dang Giap, chairman of the Board of Directors of 36 Corporation With the bravery of a soldier who gained a lot of battle experience and possesses the quality of keeping cool to cope … [Read more...] about Chairman of 36 Corporation honoured at Asia-Pacific Entrepreneur Award 2021

Digital payment service provider Visa announced earlier this week the launch of Visa Eco Benefits in the Asia-Pacific region in order to meet increasing demand for sustainable financial services. Eco Benefits is a suite of sustainability-focused solutions that will help Visa cardholders across the region better understand the environmental impact of their day-to-day payments, the multinational company said in a press release on Wednesday. They can calculate the carbon footprint generated by their Visa transactions, and access options for carbon offsetting or charitable donations from their bank’s website or app. Banks in Asia Pacific that sign up for Eco Benefits will be able to offer these solutions to their Visa cardholders and meet a growing demand for sustainable financial services. Sixty-six percent of consumers in the Asia-Pacific region expect their bank to offer eco-friendly payment solutions, according to a new Visa/YouGov survey. Over half (52 percent) would switch … [Read more...] about Visa launches eco-friendly payment solutions in Asia Pacific

At the Changi Airport (Photo: AFP/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Singapore ’s Changi Airport is taking the lead in the recovery of air travel within the Asia-Pacific region, said Minister for Transport S. Iswaran. Addressing the parliament on August 2, Iswaran said, as quoted by Channel News Asia, that the Changi Airport is “ahead in terms of both international passenger traffic and city links vis-a-vis pre-COVID levels” as of June, compared to major Asia-Pacific air hubs, such as Incheon (the Republic of Korea), Hong Kong (China) and Bangkok (Thailand). As of the first week of July, its weekly passenger traffic has recovered to about 55% of 2019’s average weekly levels. Changi is also connected to 108 cities by passenger flights as of July 2022, which is more than 65% of the number of cities it was connected to before the pandemic, the minister said. To meet anticipated traveller flows, Iswaran said that the airport will reopen Terminal 4 from September 13, and start … [Read more...] about Singaporean airport leads air travel recovery in Asia Pacific

HONG KONG -- Asian shares were down on Tuesday as financial markets fretted about persistent global cost pressures, with investors turning their focus this week to U.S. inflation data and the prospects for further aggressive Federal Reserve rate hikes. The unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs data on Friday have raised the stakes for the July U.S. consumer prices report due on Wednesday, especially for the Fed's policy outlook. "U.S. stocks were struggling to hold on to gains, as the focus moves from a robust U.S. labour market to the U.S. CPI data out later this week," ANZ analysts said in a note. "The priority of reducing inflation to underpin the expansion in domestic demand and sustainable jobs growth will ring loud and clear from the 25-27 August Jackson Hole symposium." Early in the Asian trading day, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.2%. The index is up 0.5% so far this month. U.S. stock futures rose 0.07%. Japan's Nikkei slid 0.81% while … [Read more...] about Asia stocks wobble as focus turns to U.S. inflation data, Fed outlook

A picutre of District 7 in HCM City where located many office buildings. The hybrid working in Viet Nam and the Asia Pacific region is accelerating. — Photo Courtesy Cushman & Wakefield Vietnam The popularity of hybrid working in Viet Nam and the Asia Pacific region is likely to accelerate as Generation Z – those born between 1997 and 2012 – accounts for a larger percentage of the working-age population, experts said. Gen Z, which will reach one billion by 2030, is the first generation of digital natives. They expect a seamless connection between the physical and the digital, which is also what allows hybrid working to flourish. A report by Cushman & Wakefield titled “Asia Pacific Office of the Future Revisited” revealed that the majority of office workers in Asia Pacific, including Viet Nam, want to be more flexible in the way they work. Hybrid working is not a new concept, but it was relatively foreign to the masses before the COVID-19 virus hit. A hybrid office is … [Read more...] about Hybrid working grows in popularity in Asia

The project aims to support about 5,000 poor and vulnerable women in nine provinces and cities, including Hanoi, Da Nang, Dien Bien, Ha Tinh, Ho Chi Minh City, Tien Giang, Nghe An, Thai Binh and Lao Cai. The priority targets are women at risk of violence, those with disabilities, migrant workers, ethnic minorities, people working in the informal sector and those living in disaster-prone areas. Apart from receiving the COVID-19 prevention kits, which include test kits, medical masks and anti-bacteria gel, the beneficiaries will also be equipped with the necessary skills to prevent and respond to COVID-19, disasters, gender-based violence and information about the available support services. Women survivors of gender-based violence at shelters and the Peace House will be supported in COVID-19 medical examinations and treatment. The project is a part of a nearly 20-billion-VND (855,800 USD) regional project implemented in four Mekong countries, namely  Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and … [Read more...] about U.N. Women, Japan launch project to reduce COVID-19 impacts on women and girls