For Immediate Release January 8, 2014

Ho Chi Minh City - Manulife Vietnam, one of the leading life insurers in the market, was honourably awarded the certificate of "Sustainable Development Business 2013" by the Vietnam Enterprises Institute in accordance with the Global Trade Alliance criteria, under the monitoring and certification of InterConformity (Germany).

The programme was implemented to support Vietnamese organisations and enterprises, as well as members of the Vietnam Enterprises network. To be certified under the programme, enterprises had to follow a strict reporting process and thoroughly comply with the provisions of the Sustainable Development Business Quality Management System, as well as the Trusted Brand index.

"We are very honoured to receive the certification. This, once again reaffirms the precision of our development strategy as well as our commitment of quality that we had set up and have been following since the establishment of the Company. The strong growth year by year of the Company is a clear illustration," shared Mr Indren S. Naidoo - Regional Chief Executive Officer (Thailand, Vietnam & Cambodia). "Manulife Vietnam is offering a comprehensive product portfolio, from traditional insurance products, investment-linked products to product for low income people and recently - voluntary pension plan. Manulife Vietnam has been intensively focusing on training staff, building a professional agency force, investing on infrastructure, and equipping modern management system to provide our staff and agency a professional working environment.  Besides, our CSR programmes have gained very positive feedback and support from government authorities, customers and local communities. We are very proud that our endeavour over the past years has been well recognised."    

Doctor Tran The Loc (left) - Chief Operation Officer has represented Manulife Vietnam to receive the trophy of "Sustainable Development Business 2013" 

About Manulife Vietnam
Operating in Vietnam since June 1999, Manulife Vietnam - the first 100 per cent foreign-owned life insurance company licensed in Vietnam - provides financial services to hundreds of thousands of customers through a network of professionally qualified agents. On 14 June 2005, Manulife Vietnam Fund Management Company Limited, whose name was changed to Manulife Asset Management (Vietnam) Company Limited in November 2010, a wholly owned local subsidiary of Manulife Vietnam, was granted license to operate a fund management and portfolio management services company, further expanding Manulife Vietnam's product offerings for its customers.

As one of the top players in the market, Manulife Vietnam offers a wide range of innovative life insurance products which are supported by the most effective and value-added services on the market today. Whatever their stage in life, Manulife Vietnam can help its clients feel more financially secure with a life insurance plan that meets their specific needs - whether it's family protection, education, pension or investment solutions.

Besides distributing through its agency force, Manulife Vietnam cooperates with banking partners to meet increasing market demand. In addition, through the Vietnam Women's Union, Manulife Vietnam has developed a micro-insurance programme for low-income women in support of the Government's goal to universalize insurance knowledge, contribute to the social welfare, decrease poverty and promote the saving habit among Vietnamese.

About Manulife Financial
Manulife Financial is a leading Canada-based financial services group with principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States. Clients look to Manulife for strong, reliable, trustworthy and forward-thinking solutions for their most significant financial decisions. Our international network of employees, agents and distribution partners offers financial protection and wealth management products and services to millions of clients. We also provide asset management services to institutional customers. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were approximately C$575 billion (US$559 billion) as at 30 September 2013. The Company operates as Manulife Financial in Canada and Asia and primarily as John Hancock in the United States.  

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 manulife.com.

For more information, please contact:

 In Vietnam:
Tran Phu Anh Tuan
Head of Marketing
Manulife (Vietnam) Limited
Tel: (84-8) 5416 6888
Fax: (84-8) 5416 1818
Email: tuan_tran_phu@manulife.com

In Asia:
Queenie HY Yuen
Regional Communications
Manulife Financial,  
Tel: (852) 2202 1749
Fax: (852) 2510 5889
Queenie_HY_Yuen@manulife.com

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