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Cold Weather Set to Continue in Laos


Cooler weather is forecast for several parts of Laos this week, with temperatures expected to drop by up to 4 degrees.

The Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers and Hong Kong Construction Association Joint Conference 2021

Rising Challenges ‧ Embracing Change

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 23 November 2021 – The Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers (HKICM) and Hong Kong Construction Association (HKCA) hosted the HKICM/HKCA Joint Conference 2021,  at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre today (23 November). Themed “Rising Challenges‧Embracing Change“, the Conference gathered government officials, industry leaders and scholars both locally and from overseas to explore the prospects and emerging trends of the construction industry from multiple perspectives. The Conference was opened by the Guest of Honour Ir LAU Chun Kit, Ricky, JP, Permanent Secretary for Development (Works), Development Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

 

New technologies are being developed and deployed by the construction industry as it enters a digital era. Exploring challenges, prospects and emerging trends of the industry under a new normal at the Conference, HKICM and HKCA aim to lead the industry beyond the boundary of existing technologies, and explore further opportunities to bring revolution to the industry. 

 

The conference comprised four sessions, namely “Challenges in the Construction Industry”, “New Trends and Advanced Technology Applications”, “Adaptions in Hong Kong”, and “Strengthen the Role of Construction Managers and Promote Professionalism.” The organisers were privileged to host 10 industry leaders and scholars from Hong Kong, Mainland China, Singapore and France, who delivered speeches about the latest industry advancements at the Conference. Each of the sessions were followed by a well-received panel discussion led by a total of 16 industry professionals.

 

In his opening keynote speech, the Guest of Honour of the Conference Ir LAU Chun Kit, Ricky, JP, Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region mentioned, “Moving ahead, we are committed to taking forward the transformation of our industry through the Construction 2.0 advocating “innovation”, “professionalisation” and “revitalisation”. In particular, we should leverage on the adoption of digitalisation and advanced technologies to strengthen our capability and enable the industry as a whole to be more resilient to meet all future challenges.”


Cr ZA Wai-gin, Tony, President of the Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers mentions, “The Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers will soon be celebrating its 25th anniversary. Over the past 25 years, HKICM has acted as a platform for knowledge exchange, experience sharing, and provision of continuous professional development for our members. Through this Conference, we hope delegates will get a grip on the innovations in the industry and administer construction projects with improved quality and cost effectiveness. HKICM is advocating for the Government’s soonest adoption of the ‘Registration of Professional Construction Managers’ regime, which will not only enhance assurance of construction supervision and quality, but will also incentivize the entry ofyounger professionals  into the industry.”

Sr LAM Kin-wing, Eddie, President of Hong Kong Construction Association mentions, “We are  increasingly seeing more new technologies due to  the advancement of science and technology in recent years. Showcasing new technologies used in construction projects at the Conference, we hope delegates will be inspired to raise their efficiency with new technologies while maintaining a high service quality that meets stipulated professional benchmarks.”

 

Please download event photos here.

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The Guest of Honour Mr LAU Chun Kit, Ricky, JP, Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region delivers opening keynote speech.

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Cr ZA Wai-gin, Tony, President of the Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers (left) and Sr LAM Kin-wing, Eddie, President of Hong Kong Construction Association (right) present memento to Ir LAU Chun Kit, Ricky, JP (middle).

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Government officials, industry leaders and representatives from the academia discussed the prospects and emerging trends of the construction industry from professional aspects.

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Co-Wealth helps small and medium enterprises in Hong Kong to solve health problem with medical insurance application services

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 23 November 2021 – Professional medical services can solve health problems for many. However, expensive medical expenses are not affordable for everyone. Regarding this, Co-Wealth provides its customers with comprehensive medical insurance plans and group medical insurance services to reduce the burden of customers’ medical expenses, in hopes that customers can concentrate on receiving treatment and get back to health as soon as possible.

 

Medical insurance mainly guarantees hospitalization medical expenses for the insured. Most medical insurance products have multiple protection items, and each item has a compensation limit. Some medical insurance products adopt a “full coverage” structure. The premium of medical insurance is determined according to the age of the insured. The insurance is renewed each year, and the insured shall claim compensation in the form of actual reimbursement.

 

When comparing medical insurance products, Co-Wealth considers the expected coverage rates of several common injury cases. Furthermore, the medical expenses of relevant cases would be adjusted according to the ward level of the selected Hong Kong private hospital.

Group medical care is designed for small and medium-sized enterprises with 3 or more employees with comprehensive coverage.  Group medical care covers life, accident, hospitalization, online outpatient medical insurance protection, and global emergency support services to help the insured with medical expenses. In addition, insured members only need to show their health card and pay a small out-of-pocket payment to enjoy high-quality online outpatient medical services, and eliminate the need for post-incident claims procedures, allowing employers to easily provide employees with the most basic and practical high-end medical insurance protection.

There are various types of high-end medical insurance on the market. However, not everyone has a guarantee renewal clause, given that the medical insurance company has the right to respond to past claims or physical conditions of the insured when the policy is renewed in case of no such clause in the policy. The medical insurance company would then decide on whether to let the insured renew the insurance. Therefore, the insured is very passive in this situation.

Group medical treatment can provide employees with a safety net. When feeling unwell, insured members can be treated with the most appropriate treatment plan, so that employees can feel more at ease when insured.

About Co-Wealth Management Consultant

Co-Wealth is a comprehensive business consulting company that provides customers with a variety of services such as group medical insurance, personal medical insurance, high-end medical insurance, employees’ compensation insurance, employees’ compensation regulations, labour insurance, MPF accounts opening, NCB car insurance, NCB regular insurance, full insurance and third party guarantee insurance, auto insurance, long-term service payment, BUD special fund, severance payment, employee benefits and IT services such as online shop / web design, website production, App production, and online shop opening.

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Mapping Present, Future of Lao Agriculture, Land Use Insights with LRIMS

Land Resources Information Management System LRIMS
Land Resources Information Management System LRIMS


Lao Agriculture looks to future as Land Resources Information Management System (LRIMS) permits public access to detailed future scenarios amid climate change for free with help from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

Aide et Action calls for global support on women empowerment

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 23 November 2021 – Aide et Action, the largest international French-based association for development through education, calls for ambassadors from corporates, philanthropists and enthusiasts of global education in Hong Kong to be part of “Education for Women Now“, its first global philanthropic campaign, with the mission to ensure that an additional 3 million women and girls in Africa, Asia and Europe can unlock their potential and have access to quality education by 2025.

 

The United Nations has made education a priority. In its Agenda 2030, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 calls for “inclusive and equitable quality education” and “lifelong learning opportunities” for all and SDG 5 aims to “achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”. In a recent report titled Reimagining our futures together: A new social contract for education released by UNESCO, a cross-section of stakeholders in education need to work together to reform education.

 

Bridging the gender gap

Women and girls are half of the world’s population and half of its potential. UNESCO has warned that most of the world’s 773 million illiterate adults are women and twice as many girls as boys still will never start school. It’s a huge challenge for governments, associations and non-government organisations (NGOs) to close the gender gap in education and the pandemic makes the situation worse. According to UNESCO, more than 11 million girls may never come back to school and might be forced to join the ranks of 130 million girls who were already out of school before COVID-19.

 

Women and girls are one of the most vulnerable groups during the pandemic. Aide et Action has transformed the lives of the most vulnerable and marginalized groups in need for the past four decades. With support of more than 51,000 sponsors and donors, the association has footprints in 19 countries including some from Southeast Asia such as Cambodia, Vietnam and Lao People’s Democratic Republic. In 2020, Aide et Action supported nearly 3 million people worldwide.

 

Tackling inequality head-on

In Lao People’s Democratic Republic, before the pandemic, 9% of females were married by the age of 15, while 35.4% were married by 18, according to global partnership Girls Not Brides. This is significantly higher than the global average of 20% and may increase as the COVID-19 crisis continues. These gender dynamics are reflected in the education system where females are more than twice as likely to be unschooled than males, with 21% of adult females reported in the government’s census to have no educational attainment compared with 10% of adult males. 

 

In view of such imbalanced gender dynamics, Aide et Action piloted a project – with the support of the British Embassy – on women empowerment through entrepreneurship training. The project started from 22 participants in two villages in Vientiane province home to primarily Hmong and Khmu ethnicities which demonstrate strong traditional gender role divisions and educational disadvantages.

 

Scaling up and scaling out

Now, with the support of the L’Oréal Fund for Women, Aide et Action is taking the lessons learnt from its pilot and building on its success, scaling up to reach 860 participants over the next four years. From training on how to apply for a job to how to build a start-up, its goal is to improve the social, behavioural, and entrepreneurship skills of ethnic minority women in Odomxay Province. 

 

What started as a small pilot project in two villages has now grown to represent something much larger for some of the communities’ key figures – the realisation that more options can be created for young women other than child marriage, agriculture and unpaid domestic labour, and that such options may stand to benefit whole communities.

 

Calling for international support

Early this year, Aide et Action has announced the launch of “Education for Women Now”, its first global philanthropic campaign with the mission to ensure that an additional 3 million women and girls in Africa, Asia and Europe can unlock their potential and have access to quality education by 2025.

 

Co-chaired by Aïcha Bah Diallo, International President of Aide et Action, also the former Guinea Minister of Education and the former UNESCO senior education leader and, later, special advisor to the Director General, and Denise Epoté, a leading figure of French and African television, now head of Africa department at TV5 Monde (a renowned French television network) the campaign committee ​​is looking for ambassadors from corporates, philanthropists and enthusiasts of global education to be part of this movement. 

 

“Nelson Mandela referred to Education as the most powerful weapon to change the world. Education is a weapon of mass construction. Let’s hand it to girls and women, because they are the ones who will change the world,” says Denise Epoté, Campaign Committee Chair, Director of TV5World, Africa.

About Aide et Action

Aide et Action is an international association for development through education. Since 1981, we have been ensuring access to quality education for the most vulnerable and marginalized populations, especially children, girls and women, so that they can control their own development and contribute to a more peaceful and sustainable world. We promote lifelong learning because access to quality education helps to fight poverty and disease, limit climate change and build peace in a sustainable world. We therefore pay particular attention to early childhood care and education, access to quality education at primary and secondary levels, and vocational training and social inclusion. Based on the values of dignity, inclusion and integrity, as well as on the principles of transparency, accountability and solidarity, and thanks to the support of more than 51,000 sponsors and donors, we are currently running 85 projects in 19 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe for more than 2.9 million children, young people and adults.

#EducationForWomenNow #WomenEmpowerment #AideetAction

Laos Confirms 1,323 New Cases of Covid-19 and Four New Deaths

Luang Namtha Covid-19 Update


Laos has recorded 1,323 new cases of Covid-19 across the country today, with four new deaths.

Share the Joy With Awfully Chocolate’s Latest Corporate Gift Collection This Christmas

Celebrate Christmas with homegrown Singaporean brand Awfully Chocolate. Curate a thoughtful gift with Christmas gift hampers, gifts and Christmas cakes to show heartfelt appreciation to your business partners, staff and colleagues. Get your gifts delivered right to your recipients’ doorsteps with Awfully Chocolate’s Island wide delivery services.

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 23 November 2021 – It’s that time of year again! Organisations in Singapore looking for a special way to celebrate Christmas can now look forward to Singapore’s Favourite Chocolate bakery and gift shop Awfully Chocolate’s latest customised corporate gift selection. Choose from Awfully Chocolate’s exclusive collection of chocolate gifts and favourites to convey appreciation in the best way possible.

 

Spread the Love with Thoughtful Corporate Gifting

With ongoing COVID-19 Safe Management Measures at workplaces in Singapore, businesses can still reach out safely and send thoughtful gifts to partners, staff, and friends this festive season with Awfully Chocolate. With their widest Christmas collection to date, simply choose from hampers, gift sets, chocolates, artisanal cakes and more at your fingertips, 24/7!

 

This is made possible with Awfully Chocolate’s online delivery service, bringing the brand’s famous chocolate gifts, cakes and desserts closer to everyone through an easy and convenient e-commerce platform.

 

If you or your company are based overseas, you can also pick the best corporate gifts with Awfully Chocolate and place international orders for local delivery to all Singapore addresses.

 

Leave a Lasting Impression with Premium Quality Chocolate Gifts

With the latest and largest selection of X’mas corporate gifts made in Singapore including luxurious hampers and gift sets, chocolate cookies, new chocolate bar collections and artisanal cakes to choose from, there is something for everyone at Awfully Chocolate. 

 

Presenting our newest seasonal Christmas Chocolate Bars in flavours like Smoked Salt, Mint & Cacao Nibs and Buttered Waffle, these come specially packed in vintage Christmas designs. Awfully Chocolate customers may also choose from entirely new collections like the Chocolate & Coffee Collection comprising Espresso, Java Chip and Matcha Latte, and the Single Original Chocolate Bars collection that is guaranteed to delight with its beans from the best cocoa-growing plantations in the world, from Venezuela to Tanzania.

 

No Christmas gifting is complete without cake, and for those looking for the classics, The Original All Chocolate Log Cake is a Singapore classic 23 years and counting. The ultimate chocolate gifting cake is just a click away with this seasonal special. Inspired by the well-loved All Chocolate Cake that started it all, this divine chocolate delight makes the perfect start to all the Christmas festivities. With luscious tiers of dark chocolate fudge and soft cake, you will be sure to impress all your recipients!

 

Awfully Chocolate’s Chocolate Cookies, Christmas Chocolate bars and new collections are thoughtfully put together in hampers and gift sets, and are convenient to order online to celebrate this season of giving. We also have a wide range of Christmas Cakes created just for the festive season, including Singapore’s famous log cake,  our Original All Chocolate Log cake.  Daily island wide delivery in Singapore is free for orders of $120 and above. For corporate orders and customisation requests, do get in touch with us at sales@awfullychocolate.com.  We look forward to hearing from you!

 

About Awfully Chocolate

Awfully Chocolate was first started in 1998, with the mission to create simple yet delicious every day chocolate delights that everyone can enjoy. Since then, Awfully Chocolate has blossomed into a household name with its shops, cafes, restaurants, and an e-commerce platform that delivers its signature chocolate desserts in Singapore and overseas. Awfully Chocolate’s products are made daily to ensure customers only enjoy made in Singapore premium quality chocolate goods. Find out more at https://www.awfullychocolate.com/

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ASEAN-China Special Summit Held via Video Conference

ASEAN-China Summit (Photo: EPA-EFE)
ASEAN-China Summit (Photo: EPA-EFE)


A special summit held between ASEAN nations and China was held via video conference yesterday, with the Lao delegation led by President Thongloun Sisoulith.