BẮC KẠN — Hanwha Life Vietnam in partnership with Child Fund (Korea) and Child Fund Vietnam on Tuesday gifted a new medical centre costing US$100,000 to Lãng Ngâm Commune in Bắc Kạn Province’s Ngân Sơn District. The donation aims to improve healthcare and living standards in the remote area. This is the third such medical centre that Hanwha has set up in the northern mountains, where residents still find it difficult to access healthcare services. The other two are in Bắc Phong Commune, Hòa Bình Province (2015), and Kim Truy Commune, Kim Bôi District, Hòa Bình Province (2016). In more than eight years of operations in Việt Nam, Hanwha has sponsored many community projects. Between 2014 and 2016 Hanwha gifted health insurance cards to more than 27,260 poor people in 14 provinces and cities around the country, helping ease the burden of medical expenses on them and enabling better treatment. … [Read more...] about Hanwha Life gives health centre to Bắc Kạn
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Argentine court sentences 29 to life for dictatorship crimes
Argentina sentenced 29 people, some with nicknames like "Blond Angel of Death" and "The Tiger," to life sentences on Wednesday in a trial involving some 800 cases of kidnapping, torture and murder during the 1976-1983 dictatorship. Many defendants, including former Navy Captain Alfredo Astiz and Captain Jorge Acosta, were already serving life sentences for Dirty War crimes committed at the ESMA Naval Mechanics School that was converted into a clandestine prison and torture center. For the first time in the so-called ESMA mega-case, however, Wednesday's sentence included convictions for "death flights," when people were drugged and their bodies dumped in the River Plate. "Giving sedatives to our loved ones before or during the flight before throwing them in the river or the sea is unbelievable; it's dismal," said Lita Boitano, head of Relatives of the Disappeared and Detained for Political Reasons. Boitano, who lost two children during the dictatorship, was among the hundreds of people … [Read more...] about Argentine court sentences 29 to life for dictatorship crimes
Hanwha Life Vietnam donates medical centre to Bac Kan province
This is the third health centre that Hanwha Life Vietnam has donated to the northern mountainous region, where healthcare is still difficult to access for residents.Previously, the company presented one medical centre to Bac Phong commune in Hoa Binh province (2015) and another to Kim Truyen commune in the same province (2016).As an insurer, Hanwha Life values the importance of providing public healthcare and building facilities to meet the needs of people.Co-operating with Child Fund, the company is committed to improving the living quality and creating lasting values for Bac Kan’s residents. In the future, Hanwha Life will be involved in many community-based activities in other localities to draw long-term ties tighter with the people and country of Vietnam.After more than eight years of operations in Vietnam, Hanwha Life Vietnam has sponsored many community projects to carry out its mission of going along with the people of Vietnam to plan their … [Read more...] about Hanwha Life Vietnam donates medical centre to Bac Kan province
Hanwha Life donates medical centre to Bac Kan Province
Hanwha Life Vietnam in partnership with Child Fund (Korea) and Child Fund Vietnam on November 28 gifted a new medical centre costing US$100,000 (approximately VND 2 billion) to Lang Ngam Commune in Bac Kan Province’s Ngan Son District.The donation aims to improve healthcare and living standards in the remote area.This is the third such medical centre that Hanwha has set up in the northern mountains, where residents still find it difficult to access healthcare services.The other two are in Bac Phong Commune, Hoa Binh Province (2015), and Kim Truy Commune, Kim Boi District, Hoa Binh Province (2016).Attending the inauguration were representatives of Hanwha in Korea, Hanwha Life Vietnam and the local government and community.As a life insurer, Hanwha Life values the importance of providing public health care and building facilities to meet the needs of people.Together with Child Fund, the company is committed to improving the quality of life and creating lasting value … [Read more...] about Hanwha Life donates medical centre to Bac Kan Province
Xi wants China to spruce up toilets to boost tourism, quality of life
China must keep up efforts to "revolutionize" its toilets until the task is completed, state media quoted Chinese President Xi Jinping as saying on Monday, amid efforts to boost the domestic tourist industry and improve the quality of life. Xi launched the "toilet revolution" in 2015 as part of a drive to improve standards of domestic tourism in China, which he said suffers from deep-seated problems of a lack of civility. "The toilet issue is no small thing, it's an important aspect of building civilized cities and countryside," Xi said, according to the official Xinhua news agency. As an emerging industry, Chinese tourism needs an upgrade in both hardware and software to continue strong growth, Xinhua reported Xi as saying. China's National Tourism Administration recently announced plans to build and upgrade 64,000 toilets between 2018 and 2020. But the toilet revolution is about more than just giving sightseers a better holiday experience; it is also about creating a more civilized … [Read more...] about Xi wants China to spruce up toilets to boost tourism, quality of life