Foreign ship arrivals down 6 percent in first two months Vietnam’s sea ports have berthed some 4,900 foreign vessels over the last two months, a decline of 6 percent year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Marine Administration. The fall was due largely to the impact of COVID-19, which is resulting in major fluctuations in the transport sector, a representative of the administration said. Despite the lower number of foreign ships, the volume of import and export goods through ports grew. In January and February, 35.3 million tonnes of imports and 26 million tonnes of exports were handled at ports nationwide. The former represented an annual increase of 14 percent while the latter was as same as that last year. In particular, nearly 1.3 million TEUs for exports and 1.2 million for imports were handled during the period, up 32 and 16 percent, respectively, year-on-year; the highest growth since the pandemic began. Meanwhile, the arrival of domestic vessels totalled 5,300, up 11 percent year-on-year./. Quang Ninh’s Van Don airport reopens on March 3 The Ministry of Transport has decided to allow Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh reopen from 6:01am on March 3 after the COVID-19 pandemic has been put under control in the locality and the airport is safe to transport passengers. The airport was temporarily shut down from January 29 after an airport security staff was confirmed positive for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that causes the COVID-19 pandemic. The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced earlier that it will resume flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Quang Ninh on March 3, thus becoming the first to restart flights to the Van Don airport since the local COVID-19 outbreak began. From March 3 to 17, one weekly flight will ply the route between the two destinations, on Wednesdays. Flight numbers will be increased to three a week, on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, from March 18 until the …
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Hanwha Life ties up with drugstore chain Pharmacity
Hanwha Life Vietnam on Wednesday signed a MOU with drugstore chain Pharmacity, making it a partner in the Korean insurance company’s customer care network. — Photo courtesy of Hanwha Life Vietnam Hanwha Life Vietnam on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with drugstore chain Pharmacity, making it a partner in the Korean insurance company’s customer care network. Accordingly, Hanwha customers can pay their premiums at Pharmacity’s 500-odd drugstores across the country. Im Dong Jun, CEO and chairman of the member council of Hanwha Life Vietnam, said: “Healthcare is an essential part of our business. In the context of the pandemic particularly, human health has become an issue of great concern for most people. With the hope of bringing more benefits and healthcare services to customers, Hanwha Life Vietnam seeks to intensify co-operation with reliable healthcare partners, including Pharmacity. “I believe that this endeavour will provide more comprehensive healthcare service to customers of both parties. Pharmacity’s customers will get access to Hanwha Life’s financial protection solutions, and Hanwha Life’s customers, staff and agents will have access to medicines and better healthcare services from Pharmacity." Chris Blank, CEO of Pharmacity, said: “With a network of over 500 pharmacies in … Ha Noi, HCM City, Binh Duong, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Dong Nai, Can Tho and Da Nang and professional, thoughtful pharmacists, we are confident that Pharmacity will bring the best services to customers. “The co-operation with a life insurer having a wide network of offices like Hanwha Life and its sister companies will also help us achieve the target of having 1,000 drugstores by the end of this year.” In December 2020, Hanwha signed a deal with Gene Solutions, a leading genetics company in Viet Nam. It is accelerating digitisation of its sales network. In 2020, its premiums grew by 20 per cent to nearly VND3.4 trillion (US$147.7 million). Its profits are …
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