At a transaction office of Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private Ltd. Prudential Vietnam has adopted Straight Through Processing for applications submitted online. — Photo nhadautu.vnViet Nam News HCM CITY — Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private Ltd has adopted Straight Through Processing for applications submitted online, which reduces the time it takes to issue policies from 20 days to just 20 minutes. After a customer submits their application form online and pays the premium through non-cash channels, the entire process including verifying the information, health check and policy issuance will be done automatically and quickly through STP. No additional costs are involved. STP is enabled for all insurance applications, whether from new or existing customers, as long as they meet the following conditions: their applications are submitted through Prudential’s online portal PRUdaily, high-quality images of personal identification documents are provided, documents … [Read more...] about Prudential’s new digital system enables instant issuance of policy
Hà Nội to hold conference on investment, tourism promotion with Japan
The annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Hà Nội is one of the activities promoting investment and tourism between Hà Nội and Japan.— Photo: hanoimoi.com.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội will host a conference to promote investment and tourism co-operation between Hà Nội and Japan on March 29, according to the city’s People’s Committee. This year’s conference is expected to attract representatives from more than 200 businesses, including around 120 delegates from Japan. During the conference, Hà Nội’s authorities will give an overview of the capital’s investment and tourism co-operation with Japanese partners as well as investment opportunities. Representatives will hold discussions with Japanese businesses operating in Hà Nội. The conference was expected to witness the signing of a number of memorandums of co-operation in the investment, trade and tourism sectors, … [Read more...] about Hà Nội to hold conference on investment, tourism promotion with Japan
Foreign investors exchange 3.9m FPT shares
IT technicians work at FPT Software Village - a tech hub run by IT group FPT Corporation at Hà Nội’s Hòa Lạc High-Tech Park. Foreign investors on Friday traded nearly 3.9 million shares of the IT giant. — Photo vozforumsViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Foreign institutional investors traded nearly 3.9 million shares of tech firm FPT Corporation on Friday, according to the Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD). Foreign investment fund VOF Investment Limited of the asset management firm VinaCapital sold more than 3.55 million FPT shares to two foreign funds – Florida Retirement System (500,000 shares) and Macquarie Bank Limited (3.05 million shares). The Australia-based fund Macquarie Bank Limited on the same day purchased 330,000 FPT shares from Forum One – VCG Partners Vietnam Fund and SHBNPP Vietnam Security Master Investment Trust. The total value of the deals was not disclosed. FPT Corporation recorded VNĐ23.2 trillion … [Read more...] about Foreign investors exchange 3.9m FPT shares
How to enjoy a Helicopter Tour over the Grand Canyon
Luxury TravelLuxury Travel United States February 18, 2019 The Grand Canyon is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, and its dimension are staggering. For more adventurous the best way to see the Canyon is by helicopter. You take off from Las Vegas, and you’ll fly over Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, and Guano Point and Eagle Point at the Grand Canyon. Helicopter Tour from Adrenaline.com is an exhilarating way to see the Grand Canyon. It offers a unique vantage point and allows you to see the beauty of the landscape in all its glory. We put together some tips and advice to help you enjoying a helicopter tour, so you get the most out of your time in the air. … [Read more...] about How to enjoy a Helicopter Tour over the Grand Canyon
These are tough times for European airlines – it’s time to protect passengers from the next failure
Nick Trend Follow 18 February 2019 • 10:34am Back in October the chief executive of EasyJet, Johan Lundgren, predicted that high oil prices would lead to the collapse of more scheduled airlines. He was speaking in the wake of the failure of Primera Air at the beginning of that month and of Monarch Airlines in October 2017. Ironically the price of aviation fuel - the biggest single operating cost faced by all airlines - has fallen since Lundgren spoke out. Yet last weekend his prediction was realised with the failure of yet another operator: Flybmi. The general economic and political uncertainty over the past few months, combined with cut-throat competition from rivals such as EasyJet and Ryanair was enough to put it out of business. Flybmi’s collapse means 29 carriers have now been lost since the start of 2017, with Air Berlin and Cobalt Airlines among the most high profile. Meanwhile other airlines have been struggling. Flybe, up for sale since last … [Read more...] about These are tough times for European airlines – it’s time to protect passengers from the next failure