Standard Chartered Vietnam and Korea join hands for Seeing is Believing

This visit is a part of the twinning project between Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam and SCBK under which SCBK has raised $500,000 for the  latest SiB programme in Vietnam.
 
On October 29, Hill visited the “Future“ school for the disabled children in District 5 in Ho Chi Minh City where local doctors provided eyes screening for nearly 120 school children.  

 “Korea’s rapid development has allowed it progress from a donation-receiving country to become a donation-giving country. In this spirit, Standard Chartered Korea is extremely pleased to be able donate funds for Seeing is Believing projects in Vietnam, a country where ties with Korea continue to grow and strengthen. I’m especially proud of our employees in Korea for their fund-raising efforts, demonstrating the passion of our people and the strength of teamwork,” he said.

The funds raised from Korea will be matched by the bank which makes a total $1 million donated by the efforts of SCBK for SiB in Vietnam. These funds will be used for the new fifth phase of SiB in Vietnam which aims to expand our reach to unprivileged children in the remote areas in Vietnam.

Louis Taylor, general director of Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam said: “I am completely overwhelmed by the phenomenal efforts of our colleagues in Korea in supporting the people in Vietnam. I am delighted that we not only play an active role in contributing to the robust trade and investment relations between Korea and Vietnam but also in helping to promote people to people links between the two countries. This meaningful cross border project is a great example of the Bank’s strong commitment of bringing to life our brand promise - Here for good“.

Recently, over 15,000 employees of Standard Chartered and their family members gathered in Everland, Korea’s popular theme park, for the Standard Chartered ‘Here for good’ celebrations – the largest employee event organized by Standard Chartered Korea. This employee event marked the finale of ‘The Beautiful Journey’ – a 566km nation-wide bicycle journey over six days with 400 people, organised by bank employees to raise funds for SiB.  

During his stay in Vietnam, Hill also visited a number of key Korean companies and met several high profile Korean clients. Vietnam is currently considered a highly competitive manufacturing base and many Korean companies are expanding their investment in Vietnam because of its production and export advantages.