Tham Lunag Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in Chiang Rai, Thailand (Photo: tatnews.org) Bangkok (NNT/VNA) – The Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Dr. Yuthasak Supasorn, has received the Go Asia Award in the Best Destination Asia category from Go Asia at the International Tourismus Borse (ITB) 2019, that took place at Messe Berlin in Berlin, Germany. Go Asia (www.goasia.de) is a business-to-business (B2B) platform for the travel and tourism industry, with voting by sales representatives, tour agencies, and 3,000 tourists. In 2018, Thailand recorded 877,000 visitors from Germany, up by about 4.7 percent from 2017. Switzerland and Austria are also two of the most important markets in Europe for Thailand. The Director of TAT’s Frankfurt Office, Denduan Luangcheng, said the TAT has penetrated the second-tier markets and introduced interesting tourist destinations in Thailand. Chang island in Trat province and other tourist attractions in Khanom … [Read more...] about Thailand wins Best Destination Asia Award at ITB 2019
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Việt Nam a big winner at Dot Property Southeast Asia Awards
The winners at the awards ceremony in HCM City on Thursday. VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Twelve Vietnamese property developers, projects and real-estate companies on Thursday received the third annual Dot Property Southeast Asia Awards at a function in HCM City. Organiser said of the 25 awards given to companies in Southeast Asia, Việt Nam accounted for the largest number. The awards were given by Dot Property Group and Dot Property Magazine. “We at Dot Property are unique in that we have local offices and teams throughout Southeast Asia backed by regional and international support,” Matthew Campbell, its CEO, said. “This provides a holistic view of the real estate market and allows us to celebrate only the best. “We take a different approach to selecting winners. Developers, projects and agencies are not pitted against one another, but measured against set criteria. This allows us to avoid … [Read more...] about Việt Nam a big winner at Dot Property Southeast Asia Awards
FE CREDIT wins three prizes at CEPI Asia Awards
VP Bank Finance Company Limited (FE CREDIT), one of the largest credit card issuers in Vietnam, scored a hat-trick of gongs at the 5th Annual Cards and Electronic Payments International (CEPI) Asia Awards 2018. Management board of FE CREDIT - Photo: vtc.vn CEPI Asia Awards, organized by the Cards International in collaboration with Electronic Payments International, is a leading event in the Asia-Pacific region to honour initiatives on developing credit cards, e-payments and marketing and trade promotion campaigns. This year, FE CREDIT won “Best Card Design” award for Vietnam’s first limited edition card which was launched during the Lunar New Year 2018. The company received the “Highly Commended” award for its product Fast Cash that allows cardholders access to cash through just one SMS and without an ATM booth, withdrawing money from post offices for free. For the “Best New Product, Service and Innovation Launch” category, FE … [Read more...] about FE CREDIT wins three prizes at CEPI Asia Awards
FrieslandCampina Viet Nam wins 2018 Asia Award
FrieslandCampina Viet Nam wins the 2018 Asia Awards for outstanding enterprise at a function in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, earlier this month. — Photo Courtesy of the FrieslandCampina Viet Nam FrieslandCampina Viet Nam has been conferred the 2018 Asia Award honoured for being one of the 10 most outstanding enterprises in the continent at the Viet Nam-Cambodia Trade Promotion Forum in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh on September 14. Its Friso brand won in the category of top 10 quality brands. Arnoud van den Berg, managing director of FrieslandCampina Viet Nam, received the award given to top 10 leaders- entrepreneurs. To win the award, companies had to meet certain criteria such as having an annual turnover of more than VND300 billion (US$12.8 million) and a trusted international brand, complying with the laws of the countries where they operate and winning certificates of merit from the local government for their contribution to sustainable social development. FrieslandCampina, … [Read more...] about FrieslandCampina Viet Nam wins 2018 Asia Award
SSI wins Asiamoney’s award for Best Securities House in Việt Nam
SSI was named Best Securities House in Việt Nam at the Asiamoney Awards . — VNS Photo Courtesy of SSIViet Nam News HCM CITY — Saigon Securities Inc. has won Asiamoney magazine’s award for Best Securities House in Việt Nam. SSI had also won the award last year when it was first instituted. The company achieved a pre-tax profit of VNĐ885.85 billion (US$37.9 million) in the first half of this year, a year-on-year increase of 20.5 per cent. It retained its leading brokerage position on both the HCM Stock Exchange and Hanoi Stock Exchange after accounting for 21 per cent and 10.81 per cent of business respectively in the first half. In its more than a decade of operations, SSI has won several prestigious local and foreign awards, including in the Best Investment Banking and Best ECM House categories at the Finance Asia Awards and Best Bank in Vietnam for Equity Finance for Real estate services from Euromoney. — VNS … [Read more...] about SSI wins Asiamoney’s award for Best Securities House in Việt Nam
Chubb Life receives 2 awards from Insurance Asia
Khanh Bui, vice president, chief actuary, Chubb Life Vietnam receives the award. — VNS Photo Chubb Life Insurance Vietnam Company Ltd has been conferred the “International Life Insurer of the Year” and the “New Insurance Product of the Year” awards for the Vietnamese market by Insurance Asia, a Singapore-based finance and insurance publication. This is the first year the awards are covering the Việt Nam market. Insurance Asia awards honour Asian insurance companies with the most innovative products, services, projects, and strategies in each market. The judges choosing the winners are drawn from prestigious organisations and corporations such as KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and Milliman. Chubb has 83 offices nation-wide, employs more than 30,000 agents and serves nearly 400,000 customers. Lam Hai Tuan, chairman and country president of Chubb Life, said: “These prestigious awards recognise the efforts of all company members. All of us … [Read more...] about Chubb Life receives 2 awards from Insurance Asia
Chubb Life in Vietnam wins two Asia Awards
July 20, 2018, Chubb Life Insurance Vietnam Company Ltd. (“Chubb Life in Vietnam”) has just received two major awards, the “International Life Insurer of the Year” and the “New Insurance Product of the Year” for Vietnam market from Insurance Asia, a Singapore-based leading finance and insurance publication in the region. This is the first year these awards are being given in Vietnam. Ms. Khanh Bui, Vice President, Chief Actuary, Chubb Life Vietnam receives the Award from Organizing Committee Insurance Asia Awards is a prestigious award honoring insurance companies in Asia who have the most innovative products, services, projects and strategies in the market. The judges of the Awards Panel came from prestigious organizations and corporations such as KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and Milliman. The “International Life Insurer of the Year” award praises Chubb Life in Vietnam for its outstanding business results as well as … [Read more...] about Chubb Life in Vietnam wins two Asia Awards
BCI Asia awards Vietnam’s top 10 architecture, real estate firms
Vietnam’s 10 most active architecture firms and property developers received the BCI Asia Top 10 Awards in Ho Chi Minh City on May 25. The portfolios of these elite architecture firms contain $7.57 billion worth of properties scheduled to start construction in Vietnam this year while the portfolios of these top developers contain $3.92 billion. The winners of 2018 are architecture and property firms with the greatest aggregate value of projects under construction during the last full calendar year weighted by the extent of their sustainability efforts. For architecture firm, pre-tender projects were included to recognize early incorporation of green design efforts. BCI Asia Top 10 Developers Award 2018 were given to Dat Xanh Group, Empire Group, FLC Group, Hung Thinh Real Estate Business Investment Corporation, MBLand Holdings, Phuc Khang Corporation, Sun Group, Tien Phuoc Real Estate Joint Stock Company, VinaCapital Real Estate Co Ltd, and Vingroup, during a ceremony at the … [Read more...] about BCI Asia awards Vietnam’s top 10 architecture, real estate firms
Vietnamese start-up Cricket One Inc to represent Viet Nam at Future Food Asia event
Start-up company Cricket One Inc will represent Viet Nam at the Future Food Asia Award event on May 23 in Singapore with an initiative to farm crickets as a high-protein food source. Cricket One Inc won top prize at the Mekong Agritech Accelerator (MATCh) programme. A total of 13 start-ups from the region, as well as international firms proposed agritech solutions at the Greater Mekong Subregion Leaders Summit in Ha Noi last month. The insect farming industry is a promising form of sustainable food production. It not only requires a low water usage, but also low land use, feed use, and GHG emissions, according to Nam Dang, co-founder of Cricket One. “We understand the struggle endured by poor farmers and we have committed to work together with them to improve their livelihood. We lease out the integrated container units so that farmers can utilise their agricultural by-products to grow crickets productively, and we can also teach them the best practices in farming crickets, using … [Read more...] about Vietnamese start-up Cricket One Inc to represent Viet Nam at Future Food Asia event
Vietjet’s IPO wins prestigious award for “Best Vietnam Deal” in 2017
Accordingly, the ceremony for the Finance Asia Awards, one of the world’s leading awards for the regional finance industry, took place at Grand Hyatt Hong Kong on January 31, 2018. Chu Viet Cuong from Vietjet's Board of Directors represented the airline to receive the award. Leaving “a series of successful deals” in 2017 behind, Vietjet’s US$164 million IPO was professionally conducted, involving the consultation of world-renowned law firms and financial institutions for a period of nearly 800 days (due on the listing date, February 28, 2017), and following all the international IPO standards Regulation S.Earlier, Vietjet was also awarded for “The IPO Deal of the Year 2017” and named “The Company with Best M&A Information Disclosure” at the M&A Awards 2016-2017 Vietnam as part of Vietnam M&A Forum 2017 in Vietnam.The airline’s 2016 annual report also received a Platinum Award in early 2017 at the Vision Awards … [Read more...] about Vietjet’s IPO wins prestigious award for “Best Vietnam Deal” in 2017