Manulife Vietnam will plant up to 2,200 trees on behalf of customers in Ben En National Park under the insurer’s latest campaign, which runs from June 12 through to the end of September. — Photo courtesy of the company In partnership with local environmental NGO Gaia Nature Conservation, Manulife Vietnam has helped plant 7,000 trees across seven hectares this year as part of its expanding network of ‘Customer Forests’. The insurer’s latest campaign, which runs from June 12 through to the end of September 2022, encourages its customers to receive digital communications instead of paper correspondence. The company aims to get 22,000 customers to go digital by simply registering or updating their email. In return, the insurer will plant up to 2,200 trees on their behalf in Ben En National Park, Thanh Hoa Province. The company’s push to go digital further underscores the focus placed on reducing paper waste across its operations in Viet Nam. Naren Baliga, Manulife Vietnam chief … [Read more...] about Manulife Vietnam eyes a sustainable future with ‘Customer Forests’
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Malaysia to spend 20 billion USD on subsidies in 2022
Malaysian Minister of Finance Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz (Photo: Bernama) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - The total amount of subsidies for Malaysian people is expected to reach near 80 billion RM (nearly 20 billion USD) in 2022, according to Malaysian Minister of Finance Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. In the 100th People’s Financial Report released on June 27, the minister said to reduce inflationary pressures on the people, the government has provided various consumption subsidies consisting of petrol, diesel, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), cooking oil, flour and electricity. The projected consumption subsidies expenditure for 2022 is the highest amount of subsidies in history ever borne by any government, he added. The Malaysian government will continue to implement policies to curb inflation in order to avoid excessive price increases, and help those in need of direct assistance. Large amounts of government funds have been spent to address the impact of the COVID-19 … [Read more...] about Malaysia to spend 20 billion USD on subsidies in 2022
Vietnam transport ministry requires rectification following thousands of flight delays
The Vietnamese Ministry of Transport has requested that airlines improve their punctuality after more than 5,600 flights were delayed in June. Vietnamese airlines operated 30,808 flights between May 19 and June 18, a jump of 528.7 percent and 18 percent compared to the same period in 2021 and last month, respectively, according to statistics of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV). During this period, the overall punctuality of the entire industry was 81.8 percent, with only 25,206 flights taking off on time, down 15.9 percentage points and 9.4 percentage percentage points compared to the same period last year and in May, respectively. As many as 5,602 flights were delayed, about 18.2 percent, an increase of 15.9 percentage points and 9.4 percentage points year on year and from last month’s figure, respectively. Airlines canceled 65 flights, or 0.2 percent of the total flight number, up 4.8 percentage points, over the same period last year, but down 0.1 percentage … [Read more...] about Vietnam transport ministry requires rectification following thousands of flight delays
