In the morning of Dec, 22nd, 03, Prudential organised ceremony to deliver scholarships worth VND58 million to 23 students of the Economics University of HCM. The scholarship recipients are excellent or needy students. The scholarships comprise of: VND3 million (1 pack) for student who had highest grade in graduation; VND2,5 million (12 packs) for excellent students and VND2,5 million (10 packs) for needy students.

This is the 8th consecutive year Prudential has presented scholarships to students of the Economics University of HCM under the scheme of committed program “10 year scholarship”. The program is reversed totally worth USD45,000 for excellent and needy students of the Economics University and the Finance Institute of Hanoi. In the end of November, 2003, the program also delivered 29 scholarships (VND2 million/each) to students of the Finance Institute of Hanoi.

Establishing fund for scholarships is one of Prudential’s exertions to contribute to educational development in Vietnam. Therefore, Prudential always participates in other educational supports such as: Chevening scholarship, Nguyen Duc Canh scholaship, Nguyen Huu Tho scholarship…

22/12/2003

The first chief financial officer contest helped by the HCMC University of Economics wrapped up on 14/12/2003 with first prize grasped by a group comprising Nguyen Xuan Truong, Hoang Tran Thuc and Tran Hoai Nam.

The first prize winners were awarded VND6 million in cash and a certificate of merit from the Finance and Business Faculty, the organizer of the contest.

Runners-up Le Thi Phuong Vy, Tran Nam Dung and Nguyen Tien Dung received VND4 million and also won a VND500,000 prize for eloquence. There were a VND2 million third prize and six VND1 million consolation prizes, with all of them funded by life insurer Prudential Vietnam.

For the first time, the Finance and Business Faculty had held such a contest to test students of the university on their knowlegde of finance and general economics and will make it and annual event, faculty deputy head Tran Ngoc Tho said. The CFO contest attacted nearly 1,700 contesters.

15/12/2003

On Dec, 9th, 2003, Prudence Foundation together with Ministry of the Interior and the British Council jointly organised the ceremony to give certificates to participants of the 2nd “International Trade Talks in English” course.

In the ceremony, the organizer gave cerificates to 20 participants from 11 ministries and industries such as: Ministry of Trade, Vietnam Television, Ministry of Post and Telecommunication, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Finance, State bank… This time’s certificates recipients excelently completed the course and passed the examination held in the end of the course by the British Council.

After the first course, the organizer and participants got experiences and came up with useful ideas to help improve quality of teaching method for the 2nd course. Hence, in the closing ceremony of the 2nd course, almost all participants acknowledged the success and the high quality of the course.

09/12/2003

In the morning of Dec 3rd, at the office of Hanoi Moi newspaper, the newspaper and Prudential Vietnam joint-hand to organise the 4th scholarships giving ceremony for disabled students with attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Phong - Vice President of Association of Vietnamese Student; Mr. Le Khac Hiep – Chief Relations Officer of Prudential Vietnam and Mr. Nguyen Xuan Trinh – Editor in Chief of Hanoi Moi newspaper.

10 scholarships, with VND1,5 million/each, were given to disabled students, who are disabled and have difficult conditions but exert themselves to get good results in studying in universities, colleges in Hanoi. These scholarships will take part in encouragement them to study and rising themselves in life.

On behaft of scholarship recipients, Ha Thi Huyen Van, student of French Faculty of The University of Foreign Language thank to the concern of Prudential and Hanoi Moi newspaper and also commit trying study better for further contribution to country.

08/12/2003

In order to expand the operation to provide the highest quality services to customers nationwide, from Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2003,

Customer Service Center in Ca Mau
10-11Hung Vuong Street, Ca Mau town, Ca Mau province
Tel (0780). 824 999
Fax: (0780). 827 944
Working hour: 8h00 – 17h00, Monday to Friday

will be put into operation. Besides, the medical examination center also will provide service in same above address from 13:00-17:00 every afternoon of Tuesday, Thursday and from 8:00-12:00 of every Saturday. Especially, to mark the beginning day of operation, the centre will provide services from 8:00-12:00 Wed, Dec 3, 03.

The operation of this center increased number of the customer service center to 23 in nationwide. The center will support customers in insurance transactions as well as provide better in service to customers in the province and neighboring areas.

03/12/2003

In the afternoon of Dec 2nd, 2003, at the office of the People’s Committee of HCMC, Mr. Huynh Thanh Phong – CEO of Prudential Vietnam gave to Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tai – Vice President of People’s Committee of HCMC the check worth VND200 mil to contribute to HCMC’s humanity activities in the midde provinces. Among which, VND100 mil will be sponsored to persons who suffered flood (via The National Front of HCMC) and the remain will help to get the eye-operation for poor blind people (via The Association for support of poor patient HCMC).

This amount was taken from Humanitarian charitable fund which was founded in 2000 as an initiative of Prudential Vietnam’s staff and agents who willingly donate part of their monthly incomes in order to help relieve the hardship of disadvantaged people. Until now, the fund subscribed VND900 mil to use for charity purposes.

02/12/2003