Hanwha Worldwide News: January-2019
Worldwide News
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- Hanwha Chemical (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. Hanwha Chemical (Ningbo) Fetes Customers for Ten Years of Loyalty and Support
Hanwha Chemical (Ningbo) celebrated its tenth anniversary of operations with its customers on December 22, 2018. Customers were treated to a VIP tour of Hanwha Chemical’s Ningbo plant led by CEO Kim Chang-bum. The tour was followed by a ceremony at the Ningbo Universal Hotel Nanyuan attended by customers and members of Hanwha Chemical (Ningbo).
During the ceremony at the hotel, CEO Kim took the opportunity to sincerely thank the gathered customers for their loyalty and support over the past decade and committed Hanwha Chemical (Ningbo) to maintaining top-level customer service standards in the coming years.
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- PT. Hanwha Life Insurance Indonesia Hanwha Life Insurance Indonesia Helps Young Indonesians Save for their Dream Holiday to Korea
In October of 2018, Hanwha Life Insurance Indonesia held a special event to launch its brand-new Hanwha Bucket List Plan that encourages young Indonesians to save for their dream holiday to Korea, while delivering personal accident insurance protection and a host of other travel and shopping benefits.
Geared towards millennial Indonesians who are looking to visit Korea for the first time, the insurance-linked savings plan incentivizes customers by providing a generous 3% interest rate as well as offering VIP treatment and special discounts at Hanwha-operated stores and tourist destinations in Korea.
In addition to the Hanwha Bucket List Plan launch event, Hanwha Life Insurance Indonesia also celebrated its fifth anniversary of operations by holding a five-day Funtastic Korea Festival at the Kosa Kasablanka mall in Jakarta from November 7 to 11. - PT. Hanwha Life Insurance Indonesia Hanwha Life Insurance Indonesia Sets its Sights on Achieving Top Ten Insurance Provider Goal by 2020
On October 19, 2018, Hanwha Life Insurance Indonesia employees from all over the country convened at the R Hotel Rancamaya in Bogor, Indonesia for a two-day workshop. Participants attended training events conducted by trainers flown in from Hanwha Life headquarters in Korea and listened to a talk by the CEO of Free Talk.
The workshop, entitled: “Dream More, Do More, and Achieve More”, emphasized Hanwha Life Insurance Indonesia’s goal of becoming a top ten insurance provider in Indonesia by 2020. After the training sessions ended, employees participated in fun teambuilding events such as the “Hanwha Running Man” to increase team morale. The workshop culminated in a masquerade gala dinner where employees had a chance to dress up to the nines.
With a renewed resolve to achieve the company’s ambitious goal by 2020, employees aimed to double down on their efforts to meeting the challenges for the year ahead.
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- Hanwha E&C Receives a Diplomatic Visitor in Iraq
Kyung Wook Jang, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of Iraq, accompanied by a Korean diplomatic delegation visited the Bismayah New City Project (BNCP), just outside Baghdad, on December 30, 2018. They were met by Won Joo Lee, executive vice president of Hanwha E&C in Iraq, who took the delegation on a tour of the city and showed them the significant progress that’s been made in the city’s construction.
Hanwha’s activities in Iraq are of interest to the Korean government as they help to strengthen the bilateral ties between Korea and Iraq. Hanwha has a large presence in Iraq and is committed to investing in the country and contributing to its reconstruction. The BNCP is the largest single construction project in Iraqi history and represents Hanwha’s most significant investment. When completed, Bismayah New City will provide homes for 600,000 people.
During the tour, Managing Director Lee highlighted to Ambassador Jang the already occupied portions of Bismayah New City, precast concrete plants, and introduced the ambassador to some of those working on the 18-square-kilometer construction site.
Speaking to Korean Hanwha E&C staff at the end of his visit, Ambassador Jang stressed the importance of their work, saying: “You’ve travelled thousands of kilometers away from your homes and families to have the unforgettable honor of helping redevelop this country,” adding that, “Iraq and Korea have similar histories of conflict and hardship, which makes your work here a humanitarian effort that is even more meaningful.”
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- Hanwha Life Insurance Vietnam Ltd. Fourth Health Care Center funded by Hanwha Life Vietnam Open its Doors
The latest health care center, funded by donations from Hanwha Life Vietnam, began accepting patients in Ward 9, Tra Vinh City, Vietnam, on November 29, 2018. This is the fourth Vietnamese health care center constructed by Hanwha Life Vietnam in the country. The company provided VND2.4 billion in funding and partnered with the Tra Vinh People’s Committee, ChildFund Korea, and ActionAid Vietnam to make the center’s construction possible.
This new health care center has nine treatment rooms, including one solely dedicated to OB/GYN services, providing the underprivileged community with safe and sterile medical treatment for a wide range of health issues.
Since it first began operations nearly nine years ago, Hanwha Life Vietnam has contributed more than VND22 billion towards CSR activities, including the construction of two other health care centers in the Hoa Binh province and one in the Bac Can province. The company has also provided 45,677 health insurance cards to the underprivileged and helped build 160 homes and two schools in impoverished areas. Other notable contributions include donation of bicycles, scholarships to underprivileged students, and organization of numerous local community events.
Speaking to local media, Jong Kook Back, general director of Hanwha Life Vietnam, said that the company is highly committed to CSR activities in the country, and is actively creating opportunities for its staff and financial consultants to participate in community activities throughout Vietnam.