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When Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper called the Dai Bang English Center hotline on August 21, a respondent said that its headquarters is in Hanoi and its facilities in Ho Chi Minh City have switched to online classes due to the pandemic.  … [Read more...] about In Vietnam, English center collects tuition, refuses to teach

Also in Quảng Nam, at around 1pm, a side of a mountain suddenly collapsed in Tăk Pỏ township, Trà Mai Commune, Nam Trà My District, burying several houses but luckily, four people managed to escape from the landslide and no fatalities were reported. … [Read more...] about 16 dead, dozens missing after landslides in central Việt Nam

Rimbun Education Program was launched in August 2015 as a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative by the Company, with a goal to recognize the importance of education for the development of the nation and in line with the aspirations of the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013 - 2025. The vision of Rimbun Foundation is to foster a holistic development of pupils with the focus on enhancing their soft skills in order for them to achieve life-long personal growth. The mission of the Foundation is to create potential human capital through education, in line with the Company's slogan "Holistic approach to value creation". The Program was initially administered by a committee formed by the Company's staffs but in 2017, the Company collaborated with the Institute of Teachers Education International Language Campus ("IPGKBA"), to enrich the Program through the involvement of teacher trainees as facilitators. With this collaboration, a teaching module was developed, incorporating 21st … [Read more...] about Rimbun Capital Sdn. Bhd. Honored at the Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards 2020

Tim Dwyer, CEO of Health Solutions, Asia Pacific, Aon said, "COVID-19 has underscored the need for better design and management of employee health and benefit programmes. To mitigate medical costs by reducing chronic conditions, employers in Asia Pacific must invest in wellbeing programmes to promote mental health, physical activity, healthy eating, and preventive strategies like physical check-ups and screenings. This could supplement traditional strategies, such as controlling unreasonable plan utilisation, adjusting plan designs, narrowing networks and adding flexible benefit plans." … [Read more...] about Singapore Medical Benefit Trend Growth to Drop in 2021: Aon Survey

"Many insurers are struggling to become digital, constrained by legacy processes and systems.  We've re-thought the approach to managing policies, coverage and premiums to create flexible products and straight through processing giving the customer a complete digital experience," said Mark Wales, Chief Executive Officer at Galileo Platforms. "Our low-cost high-efficiency technology enables the whole life-cycle of insurance transactions to be completed at scale, without touching human hands." … [Read more...] about Galileo Platforms Blockchain First with Singlife Philippines Launch