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FWD introduces FWD Wellness Pass offering unlimited access to discounted wellness services of more than 1,400 providers

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 12 January 2022 – FWD Insurance (“FWD”) introduces FWD Wellness Pass, offering Hong Kong citizens flexible and affordable access to a diverse suite of medical and wellness services. FWD Wellness Pass members* can enjoy unlimited access to an array of medical and wellness services with up to 60% exclusive discounts. Members can choose from a three-, six-, or 12-month membership and share with up to three family members without additional fees.

 

 

FWD Insurance (“FWD”) introduces FWD Wellness Pass, offering Hong Kong citizens flexible and affordable access to medical and wellness services. FWD Wellness Pass members can enjoy unlimited access to an array of medical and wellness services of more than 1,400 providers with up to 60% exclusive discounts.

 

Download press photos via this link: https://bit.ly/FWD_Wellness_Pass

 

Paul Tse, Chief Marketing and Digital Officer, FWD Hong Kong and Macau, said, “FWD Wellness Pass aims to promote health awareness and offers Hong Kong people and their families more affordable access to a wide range of medical and wellness services. While many Hong Kong residents are covered by group medical insurance from their employers, the coverage and/or claim limits are often not sufficient to cover some outpatient and wellness treatments, such as acupuncture, Tuina massage and chiropractic treatments. FWD Wellness Pass directly offers members special discounts for a diverse suite of medical and wellness services at affordable prices.”

 

FWD Wellness Pass connects members to a comprehensive healthcare network of more than 1,400 medical and wellness service providers across Hong Kong. These range from acupuncture, Chinese cupping, Tuina Massage, bone-setting treatment, Chinese medicine, to physiotherapy, nutrition therapy, psychological consultation, and dental consultation. To sign up, simply visit the official website (www.fwd.com.hk/fwd-wellness-pass) and complete the membership registration in as little as 5 minutes without any health declarations needed.

 

To make a medical and wellness appointment with FWD Wellness Pass, members can log onto the website, browse and filter service providers based on location, price, or type of treatment. They can then select the preferred provider and make an appointment directly by phone or email. Upon arrival, members can present their QR code on the FWD Wellness Pass website to enjoy the FWD Wellness Pass discount and settle payment directly with the service provider.

*The main member must be aged 18-100 and must possess a Hong Kong Identity Card.

 

FWD Wellness Pass is not an insurance product. This press release does not contain the full details, terms and conditions of FWD Wellness Pass. For further details, please visit the official website (www.fwd.com.hk/fwd-wellness-pass) and refer to the brochure.

 

Table 1: FWD Wellness Pass members’ exclusive discounts

 

Service type

Members’ exclusive discount of up to*

Tuina Massage

30% off

Cupping

40% off

Acupuncture Treatment

(Consultation with single treatment fee)

55% off

Chinese Medicine Practitioner

(Consultation with 2 packs of Chinese herbal medication)

50% off

General Practitioner

(Consultation with 3 days of basic medication)

55% off

Specialist Practitioner

55% off

Dental Consultation

(Scaling and polishing with Oral Examination)

35% off

Physiotherapy

(Single treatment fee,

excluded Shockwave Therapy)

55% off

Bone-setting Treatment

(Consultation with single treatment fee)

60% off

Chiropractic Treatment

(Consultation with single treatment fee)

40% off

Nutrition Therapy

20% off

Psychological Consultation

10% off

*The members’ exclusive discount is for reference only and may vary per service provider. Final discounted fee will be subject to the latest fee provided by the service provider. Network Doctors reserve the right to charge extra fee for medication if, in the professional medical opinion of Network Doctors, specific prescription is required. Service providers also reserve the right to charge extra fee for the services.

Table 2: FWD Wellness Pass membership list prices

 

FWD Wellness Pass offers access for one main member and three complimentary family members who are the members’ partner, parents and/or children aged under 18.

 

3-month plan

6-month plan

12-month plan

HK$ 280

HK$ 380

HK$ 680

 

About FWD Hong Kong & Macau

FWD Hong Kong & Macau are part of the FWD Group, the primary insurance business of investment group, Pacific Century Group. FWD Group spans 10 markets in Asia including Hong Kong SAR & Macau SAR, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, Malaysia and Cambodia.

FWD Hong Kong has been assigned strong financial ratings by international agencies. It offers life and medical insurance, employee benefits, and financial planning. FWD Macau provides a suite of life and medical insurance.

FWD is focused on creating fresh customer experiences and making the insurance journey simpler, faster and smoother, with innovative propositions and easy-to-understand products, supported by digital technology. Through this customer-led approach, FWD aims to become a leading pan-Asian insurer by changing the way people feel about insurance.

For more information about FWD Hong Kong & Macau please visit WWW.FWD.COM.HK and WWW.FWD.COM.MO.

#FWD

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Limited Football Players NFTs to open for Public Minting on 14 Feb Hong Kong’s First NFT x Football Management Simulation GameFi “HolyShxxt!!” on its way

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 12 January 2022 – Hong Kong’s first NFT with football management simulation GameFi, developed by local NFT & Blockchain game developer HolyShxxt!!, will be opened for public minting on 14 February 2022 on its official website (https://holyshxxt.io/) in Ethereum (ETH). The team is committed to launch a strategic football management simulation GameFi within three months from the day all NFTs are minted. Join us and play to earn!

 

The NFTs will be opened for minting in three stages:

 

Stage 1: Elite Mint

Stage 2: Pre-sale

Stage 3: Public Sale

Period

23-25 January 2022

11-14 February 2022

14 February 2022

Price

0.1 ETH

0.11 ETH

0.13 ETH

Target

Elite Member & VIP

Free Mint & Whitelist

Public

Quantity

1,000

6,777

1,111

 

Join the community of HolyShxxt!! on Discord now and stand a chance to become an Elite or white list member or get an opportunity of free mint before the public minting of limited soccer players NFTs. For privileges and details, please visit official Discord channel: https://discord.gg/holyshxxtnft.

 

A strategic football management simulation GameFi like the popular “Football Manager” series will be launched three months after all NFTs are minted, in which players can choose to be “Manager” to arrange line-ups, formations, and tactics, or as “Agent” to put their NFT players in the Club following Manager’s lead to win. Winners can earn “Key0Coin”, the game token for subsequent rare NFT and special merchandise transactions in the future.

 

“A vibrant community is a key to the success of HolyShxxt!!. When designing our minting mechanism, we are doing batches in the presale to prevent gas war. For those who have engaged and participated in our community at an early stage, they will be able to mint first while having the flexibility to mint when the gas fee is lower,” said LCM Founder and Initiator of HolyShxxt!!.  

About HolyShxxt!!

HolyShxxt!! aims to build an enthusiastic and loyal community for like-minded with no geographic, cultural or language boundaries. We are a team that believes in the infinite potential of blockchain and NFT related applications and hope to establish a stable platform to create values for digital assets and cryptocurrencies. See more: https://discord.gg/holyshxxtnft ,https://holyshxxt.io/ and instagram.com/holyshxxtnft/

#HolyShxxt

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Laos Confirms 916 New Cases of Covid-19 and Seven Deaths

Savannakhet Covid-19 Update

Laos has recorded 916 cases of Covid-19 across the country today, with seven new deaths.

Gartner®: Trend Micro Named a Peer Insights™ “Customers’ Choice”

Placement emphasizes categories including deployment, capabilities, and support

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 12 January 2022 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, has been placed in the prestigious Customers’ Choice quadrant of the latest Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’ report for endpoint protection platforms.

Some 93% of customers on 340 overall reviews would recommend Trend Micro’s capabilities, according to the analysis.

To read a full copy of the report, Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’: Endpoint Protection Platforms, please visit: https://www.trendmicro.com/explore/gartner-voc-endpoint

“The endpoint is a key battleground for cyber-threats, but IT buyers are faced with a saturated market that complicates decision making,” said Wendy Moore, vice president of product marketing at Trend Micro. “This is where reports like Gartner offer tremendous value. A cybersecurity platform can only be as strong as the vendor’s customer support. We thank our customers once again for their invaluable and overwhelmingly positive feedback.”

The Voice of the Customer report adds aggregated peer perspectives to detailed individual customer reviews which focus on the direct experiences of implementing and operating a solution. Only vendors with 20 or more eligible published reviews from customer organizations with over $50 million in revenue are considered. Reviews were collected over an 18-month submission period.

Trend Micro had a 4.6 rating out of 5 upon 340 overall reviews in the report, with 71% of its reviews contributing five stars and 26% four stars. Ratings are categorized into Product Capabilities, Sales Experience, Deployment Experience, and Support Experience.

This follows a 2018 Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’ in which Trend Micro was also named a Customers’ Choice vendor.

Trend Micro Apex One has redefined endpoint security with a huge range of capabilities delivered from a single agent and deployed across SaaS and on-premises environments.

These include:

  • Automated detection and response backed by a cross-generational blend of threat defense techniques, including virtual patching powered by Zero Day Initiative intelligence
  • Integrated detection and response via Trend Micro Vision One for unrivalled XDR
  • All-in-one protection from a single agent to reduce workload and minimize costs for IT security teams

Trend Micro was also named a Leader in 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms.

Report Attributions and Disclaimers:

1.) Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’: Endpoint Protection Platforms, Published 25 November 2021

2.) Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, By Paul Webber, Peter Firstbrook, Rob Smith, Mark Harris, Prateek Bhajanka, Published 5 May 2021.

3.) Gartner, Magic Quadrant and Peer Insights are registered trademarks of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved.

4.) Gartner Peer Insights content consists of the opinions of individual end users based on their own experiences with the vendors listed on the platform, should not be construed as statements of fact, nor do they represent the views of Gartner or its affiliates. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in this content nor makes any warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this content, about its accuracy or completeness, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

5.) Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About Trend Micro

Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro’s cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. As a leader in cloud and enterprise cybersecurity, the platform delivers a powerful range of advanced threat defense techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, and central visibility for better, faster detection and response. With 7,000 employees across 65 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world. www.trendmicro.com.hk

#TrendMicro

Savannakhet Civil Servant Dismissed After Missing More Than 400 Days of Work

Civil servant misses over 400 days of work in Laos

A civil servant in Savannakhet Province has been dismissed by the government after being absent from work for more than 400 days in three years.

Health Workers Receive Telehealth Training in Ten Provinces Across Laos

Health workers in Laos receive training in provision of telehealth services.
A health worker in Laos provides telehealth consultation.


Health workers in ten provinces of Laos have received training in providing telehealth consultation services to better support patients in remote areas.

GEODIS awarded contract with American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. to support retailer’s growth in Japan

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) taps GEODIS for its strategic operations in Japan and omnichannel growth in the market for their leading American Eagle and Aerie brands. This contract comes amidst explosive growth of opportunities on eCommerce platforms around the world.

TOKYO, JAPAN – Media OutReach – 12 January 2022 – GEODIS, a global leading transport and logistics services provider, today announced that AEO has awarded its Japan office the contract to support the retailer’s distribution center. According to economists at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), global eCommerce growth has seen a dramatic rise across retail sales fueled by COVID-19, with a jump from 16 to 19 percent in 2020. AEO has partnered with GEODIS to support its growth, beginning in Japan, and anticipates eventually expanding the brands to other markets in Asia and other regions in the coming months.

 

Chris Cahill, Managing Director, North Asia Sub-Region of GEODIS said: “Retail brands are reaching their customers in unprecedented fashion as they shop for their favorite items anytime and anywhere, and GEODIS is proud to be the appointed logistics provider to deliver AEO products into the hands of customers in the shortest amount of time possible no matter where they reside in Japan.”

 

The retailer’s ambitious growth as an online brand demonstrates its continued resonance with customers in Japan and the region. Over the years, AEO has maintained a closeness to its Japan customer base, now enhanced by the presence of its distribution center run by GEODIS, which will cut down lengthy delivery times through a centralized distribution model from a single location to ensure customers have the best experience. 

 

Chauhan Vijay, Senior Vice President – International at AEO said: “This partnership with GEODIS provides AEO the agility, flexibility and reach to bring our leading brands – and our signature American Eagle jeans and Aerie’s comfortable, cozy apparel and intimates – to our customers faster and more efficiently.  GEODIS’ logistical capabilities enable us to further enhance our omnichannel experience and provide the very best for our customers by making it easier to shop our brands. AEO products are now within easy reach, no matter from wherever the customers are shopping in Japan.”

GEODIS – www.geodis.com

GEODIS is a top-rated, global supply chain operator recognized for its commitment to helping clients overcome their logistical constraints. GEODIS’ growth-focused offerings (Supply Chain Optimization, Freight Forwarding, Contract Logistics, Distribution & Express, and Road Transport), coupled with the company’s truly global reach thanks to a global network spanning nearly 170 countries, is reflected by its top business rankings: no. 1 in France and no. 7 worldwide. In 2020, GEODIS employed over 41,000 people globally and generated €8.4 billion in revenue.

#GEODIS

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Africa’s biggest retailers to discuss post-COVID retailing at Digital Retail Africa 2022

Following a successful 2021 event, the next edition of Digital Retail Africa will take place online on the 26th of January 2022.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – Media OutReach – 12 January 2022 – With the global pandemic acting as an accelerant, digital transformation across retail verticals has gained new momentum, seeing rapid adoption of digital technology within the sector.

 

According to a 2021 research report released by PWC, people affected by the pandemic are driving a “historic and dramatic shift in consumer behaviour”. The consulting firm reports a strong shift to online shopping as people were first confined by lockdowns, and then many continued to work from home.

Another significant finding from the report is that consumers are not likely to go back to their old ways of shopping once the pandemic is over.

Online sales in South Africa grew by 66% in 2020 to more than $1.8 billion (ZAR30 billion). This means that retailers have no choice but to reimagine the functionality of stores and tap into digital tools to stay relevant for the ‘new normal customer’.

Under the theme “Developing sustainability and competitiveness in the post-pandemic retail landscape“, Digital Retail Africa 2022 will bring together hundreds of retail leaders to discuss emerging industry trends.

 

Confirmed attendees for this year’s event include senior executives from Superbalist, GSK, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Dis-Chem Pharmacies, Massmart, BMW Group, Leroy Merlin and Konga Nigeria among others.

 

Key topics to be discussed at #DRA2022:

  • Reimagining the Future of Retail
  • Unpacking next-level E-commerce: People, Data & Technology
  • Leveraging technology and automation to unlock retail growth
  • Overcoming retail security challenges with the cloud
  • Touchless Retail Solutions: Reshaping the In-Store Experience
  • The impact of Buy-Now-Pay-Later platforms on the retail industry
  • Using technology to drive efficiencies in retail logistics
  • How Cloud Computing is Transforming the Retail Sector

To register, speak or sponsor #DRA2022, visit www.digitalretailafrica.co.za