A Storm Within?Are you aware if any of your workers are dealing with anxiety, depressionor stress?While employees may be hesitant to share about <strong>the</strong>ir personal <strong>issue</strong>s,managers are unsure how best to support staff when <strong>the</strong>y do. Caring for<strong>the</strong> psycho-emotional needs of your staff doesn’t have to be difficult.EMCC (Eagles Mediation & Counselling Centre)can show you how…Direct your staff who need counselling (personal, work-related, trauma,crisis) to call our centre to book an appointment.Sign up for our lunch time talks on stress/anxiety management,employee conflict management, self-motivation, work-life balance andhow to deal with staff who suffer from depression.Try one of our customised employee assistance programmes whichinclude both counselling and talks.Tap on <strong>the</strong> Workplace Health Promotion Grant ( as much as $5,000)by <strong>the</strong> Health Promotion Board for organising health talks andcounselling services.For more information about our services, workshops or talks,please call: 6788 8220; email: reachus@emcc.org.sg177 River Valley Road #05-19 (Level M5) Liang Court <strong>Singapore</strong> 179030www.emcc.org.sg
Global ConnectionS21Large International Exhibitor Participation at Food & HotelVietnam 2013Organised bi-annually, Food & Hotel Vietnam (FHV)is an established trading platform for Vietnam’s foodand hospitality industry. The trade exhibition unveiledan impressive ga<strong>the</strong>ring of 434 international exhibitorsand 19 international group pavilions, with 24 <strong>Singapore</strong>companies exhibiting under <strong>the</strong> <strong>Singapore</strong> Pavilion. MrSunny Koh, Chairman of SMF Membership & IndustryGroups Function Committee and Managing Directorof Chinatown Food Corporation Pte Ltd, was one of <strong>the</strong>exhibitors. His company was elected as <strong>the</strong> ExhibitionLeader for FHV 2013. Participating companies sharedthat <strong>the</strong>y had met many new potential business contactsand achieved <strong>the</strong>ir objectives for <strong>the</strong>ir participation.Many revealed that <strong>the</strong>y are contemplating to exhibit inFHV 2015.On 25 April 2013, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Singapore</strong> Pavilion exhibitorsattended a networking dinner hosted by SembcorpParks Managementand LibertyCentral. This eventwas supported bySMF and receiveda good turnout of54 participants.Mr. Sunny Koh, <strong>the</strong>exhibition leader,announced <strong>the</strong>Mr. Sunny Koh, Exhibition Leader for FHVrecent launch of2013 (left), presented a token of appreciation<strong>the</strong> ASEAN Food to Mr. Daniel Pok, Manager of Sembcorpand Beverage Parks Management (right)Alliance (AFBA) in<strong>the</strong> opening. “AFBA will help to harmonise food policiesand standards, and to enhance <strong>the</strong> trade of safe as well ashigh quality food in ASEAN,” concluded Mr. Koh, AFBAChairman for <strong>Singapore</strong>.Exploring Maritime Opportunities in VietnamINMEX Vietnam 2013INMEX Vietnam2013, a biannualevent,took place from5th to 7th March2013 at TanBinh Exhibition& ConventionCentre, HoChi Minh City,Vietnam. A totalof 18 <strong>Singapore</strong>The <strong>Singapore</strong> Pavilion in INMEX Vietnam 2013companies under<strong>the</strong> <strong>Singapore</strong>Pavilion, which is supported by IE <strong>Singapore</strong>, participated.Given <strong>the</strong> current surge in offshore drilling and explorationactivities in Vietnam, INMEX Vietnam 2013 was an idealplatform for production and exploration managers,engineers and consultants involved in maritime to sourcefor <strong>the</strong> <strong>latest</strong> equipment via this platform. A special featureof INMEX Vietnam 2013 was <strong>the</strong> Buyers Programme whichprovided buyers and visitors an opportunity to meetsuppliers for focused one-to-one appointments.“We find <strong>the</strong> fair well-organized with a good flow ofvisitors from targeted industries. We have collected severalcontacts for potential future business. We would like tothank <strong>Singapore</strong> <strong>Manufacturing</strong> <strong>Federation</strong> (SMF) for <strong>the</strong>outstanding work,” shared Mr Zenco Tiwari of AerodynamicMetals Pte Ltd, an SMF member company.Showcase Your ProductsTo The WorldJoin <strong>the</strong> 2013 International Marketing ActivitiesProgramme (iMAP) Trade Shows under <strong>the</strong> SMForganised<strong>Singapore</strong> Pavilion to showcase your products.Interested companies please contact SMF exhibitionproject managers as stated:LifestyleCosmobeaute Asia 2013, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaJuly 15 – 18, ceciliatham@smfederation.org.sgElectrical, Electronics & Allied / Building Products &Construction MaterialsBuildTech Asia 2013, <strong>Singapore</strong>July 24 – 26, fangan@smfederation.org.sgCamBuild 2013, Phnom Penh, CambodiaSept 10 – 12, fangan@smfederation.org.sgDelhiBuild 2013, New Delhi, IndiaSept 12 – 14, fangan@smfederation.org.sgMetal, Machinery & EnergyThe 12th China Int’l Equipment <strong>Manufacturing</strong> Exposition2013, Shenyang, ChinaSept 1 – 5, liuqinghua@smfederation.org.sg