On October 31, 2009, Manulife-Sinochem launched a “Fortune Philosophy Forum” at Fudan University to examine the changing roles and responsibilities of China’s emerging and growing middle class, and its relationship with wealth, philosophy and spiritual development. Around 500 Manulife-Sinochem VIP customers joined the forum, which combined the expertise of Fudan University and the resources of Manulife-Sinochem for a thought-provoking event.
With the rapid development of the economy in recent years and its effect on society, China’s middle class is experiencing many new social roles and responsibilities. This has raised questions about how to define China's middle class, what wealth means to them and how they can balance wealth and the fulfillment of a spiritual life. The forum discussed the importance of understanding the relationship the new middle class will have with wealth and spirituality in the future.
In his speech, Mr. Wang Defeng, philosophy professor at Fudan University and a famous humanities scholar, noted that China’s middle class is taking on more social responsibility than ever before and is learning to understand the concepts of value and justice.
“Manulife-Sinochem continually affirms its commitment to provide the ultimate service to our customers, and by participating in forum’s such as these, we hope to better help our customers find a happy balance between growing their wealth and finding spirituality,” said Mr. James Lin, President of Manulife-Sinochem.
As the first joint venture life insurance company in China, Manulife-Sinochem is committed to providing quality customer service. With the success of the first event, Manulife-Sinochem is planning to launch a series of customer programs similar to the “Fortune Philosophy Forum” to focus customer spirituality.
About Manulife-Sinochem
Manulife-Sinochem is a joint venture company between Manulife (International) Limited and China Foreign Economy and Trade Trust Company (a member of the Sinochem group). It was the first Chinese-foreign joint-venture life insurance company established in China. Manulife-Sinochem began operations in November 1996. To date it has over 10,000 professionally trained agents and employees, providing financial and insurance services to over 400,000 customers. The company is now developing steadily in over 37 cities including Shanghai and Beijing, and in provinces including Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Shandong, Fujian and Chongqing. With more than ten years’ successful experience, Manulife-Sinochem is committed to offering comprehensive insurance products combined with excellent customer service and professionalism.
Manulife-Sinochem can be found on the internet at www.manulife-sinochem.com
About Manulife Financial
Manulife Financial is a leading Canadian-based financial services group serving millions of customers in 22 countries and territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and Asia, and primarily through John Hancock in the United States, the Company offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth management services through its extensive network of employees, agents and distribution partners. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were Cdn$421 billion (US$362 billion) as at June 30, 2009.
Manulife Financial Corporation trades as ‘MFC’ on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under ‘945’ on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at www.manulife.com.
Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at www.manulife.com.
About Sinochem
China Foreign Economy and Trade Trust Company (FOTIC) is a core enterprise of Sinochem. Sinochem is an important state-owned enterprise in China, with main focus in the sectors of agriculture, energy, chemicals, finance and real estate. It is also one of the four largest state-owned oil companies in China and the largest fertilizer provider that manufactures, distributes and markets all varieties of fertilizers. Sinochem has been listed among the Fortune Global 500 companies eighteen times and ranked 257th in 2008. In 2008, Sinochem International got yearly award of “The best corporate governance of listed companies in China”
Sinochem can be found on the Internet at www.sinochem.com.
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