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Korea Herald
29-05-2025
- Business
- Korea Herald
Ping An's Mother's Needlework Public Welfare Program Showcased at London Craft Week
Traditional Crafts Integrated into Sustainable Fashion, Empowering Ethnic Minority Women to Generate Income HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. ("Ping An", the "Company" or the "Group", HKEX: 2318; SSE: 601318) presented its Mother's Needlework public welfare program at London Craft Week 2025, in the "Tiangong Kaiwu: Crafting Works Of China" exhibition of the China Pavilion. The program showcased embroidery and handcrafted carpets created by women from ethnic minorities, including the Yi and Dulong communities. The pieces exemplify the unique beauty of the intangible cultural heritage passed down for thousands of years and highlight the significant role of handicrafts in women's empowerment, community development, and a sustainable economy. The exhibition's diverse array of handicrafts from Chinese ethnic minorities included the intricate and vibrant Dulong Carpet from Yunnan Province's Dulong people. As a unique garment of one of China's smallest ethnic groups, the Dulong Carpet is celebrated for its intricate craftsmanship and vibrant colors. Ethnic minority crafts are vital expressions of cultural heritage and history. However, rapid modernization threatens the survival of these skills. In 2020, Ping An launched the Mother's Needlework public welfare program to empower ethnic minority women to preserve traditional techniques and boost their incomes through innovative design and market access. The program champions sustainable fashion by integrating recycled materials with traditional ethnic designs, supporting local women to craft aesthetically pleasing and eco-friendly textile products for domestic and international markets. The Mother's Needlework public welfare program has expanded to 10 provinces and regions across China to date, including Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Inner Mongolia, and Guangdong, benefiting over 100 women. It has significantly improved the economic well-being of participating families and injected fresh vitality into sustainable community development. Ping An affirms that ethnic handicrafts are not only Chinese cultural treasures but also a means to advance sustainable development and social inclusion. Through international platforms such as London Craft Week, Ping An aims to share the unique allure of China's intangible cultural heritage and invite collaboration from global designers and social organizations to collectively explore the innovative and sustainable future of handicrafts. London Craft Week was established in 2015 and is supported by the King's Foundation, a charity founded by King Charles III. It is a premier global event in the fields of design, fashion, and crafts. Each year, it draws designers and artisans from around the world, fostering cross-cultural exchange and innovation through exhibitions, workshops, and forums. About Ping An Group Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (HKEx:2318 / 82318; SSE:601318) is one of the largest financial services companies in the world. It strives to become a world-leading provider of integrated finance, health and senior care services. Under the technology-driven "integrated finance + health and senior care" strategy, the Group provides professional "financial advisory, family doctor, and senior care concierge" services to its nearly 240 million retail customers. Ping An advances intelligent digital transformation and employs technologies to improve financial businesses' quality and efficiency and enhance risk management. The Group is listed on the stock exchanges in Hong Kong and Shanghai. As of the end of December 2024, Ping An had more than RMB12 trillion in total assets. The Group ranked 29 th in the Forbes Global 2000 list in 2024 and 53 rd in the Fortune Global 500 list in 2024.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ping An's Mother's Needlework Public Welfare Program Showcased at London Craft Week
Traditional Crafts Integrated into Sustainable Fashion, Empowering Ethnic Minority Women to Generate Income HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. ("Ping An", the "Company" or the "Group", HKEX: 2318; SSE: 601318) presented its Mother's Needlework public welfare program at London Craft Week 2025, in the "Tiangong Kaiwu: Crafting Works Of China" exhibition of the China Pavilion. The program showcased embroidery and handcrafted carpets created by women from ethnic minorities, including the Yi and Dulong communities. The pieces exemplify the unique beauty of the intangible cultural heritage passed down for thousands of years and highlight the significant role of handicrafts in women's empowerment, community development, and a sustainable economy. The exhibition's diverse array of handicrafts from Chinese ethnic minorities included the intricate and vibrant Dulong Carpet from Yunnan Province's Dulong people. As a unique garment of one of China's smallest ethnic groups, the Dulong Carpet is celebrated for its intricate craftsmanship and vibrant colors. Ethnic minority crafts are vital expressions of cultural heritage and history. However, rapid modernization threatens the survival of these skills. In 2020, Ping An launched the Mother's Needlework public welfare program to empower ethnic minority women to preserve traditional techniques and boost their incomes through innovative design and market access. The program champions sustainable fashion by integrating recycled materials with traditional ethnic designs, supporting local women to craft aesthetically pleasing and eco-friendly textile products for domestic and international markets. The Mother's Needlework public welfare program has expanded to 10 provinces and regions across China to date, including Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Inner Mongolia, and Guangdong, benefiting over 100 women. It has significantly improved the economic well-being of participating families and injected fresh vitality into sustainable community development. Ping An affirms that ethnic handicrafts are not only Chinese cultural treasures but also a means to advance sustainable development and social inclusion. Through international platforms such as London Craft Week, Ping An aims to share the unique allure of China's intangible cultural heritage and invite collaboration from global designers and social organizations to collectively explore the innovative and sustainable future of handicrafts. London Craft Week was established in 2015 and is supported by the King's Foundation, a charity founded by King Charles III. It is a premier global event in the fields of design, fashion, and crafts. Each year, it draws designers and artisans from around the world, fostering cross-cultural exchange and innovation through exhibitions, workshops, and forums. About Ping An Group Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (HKEx:2318 / 82318; SSE:601318) is one of the largest financial services companies in the world. It strives to become a world-leading provider of integrated finance, health and senior care services. Under the technology-driven "integrated finance + health and senior care" strategy, the Group provides professional "financial advisory, family doctor, and senior care concierge" services to its nearly 240 million retail customers. Ping An advances intelligent digital transformation and employs technologies to improve financial businesses' quality and efficiency and enhance risk management. The Group is listed on the stock exchanges in Hong Kong and Shanghai. As of the end of December 2024, Ping An had more than RMB12 trillion in total assets. The Group ranked 29th in the Forbes Global 2000 list in 2024 and 53rd in the Fortune Global 500 list in 2024. For more information, please visit and follow us on LinkedIn - PING AN. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ping An's Mother's Needlework Public Welfare Program Showcased at London Craft Week
Traditional Crafts Integrated into Sustainable Fashion, Empowering Ethnic Minority Women to Generate Income HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. ("Ping An", the "Company" or the "Group", HKEX: 2318; SSE: 601318) presented its Mother's Needlework public welfare program at London Craft Week 2025, in the "Tiangong Kaiwu: Crafting Works Of China" exhibition of the China Pavilion. The program showcased embroidery and handcrafted carpets created by women from ethnic minorities, including the Yi and Dulong communities. The pieces exemplify the unique beauty of the intangible cultural heritage passed down for thousands of years and highlight the significant role of handicrafts in women's empowerment, community development, and a sustainable economy. The exhibition's diverse array of handicrafts from Chinese ethnic minorities included the intricate and vibrant Dulong Carpet from Yunnan Province's Dulong people. As a unique garment of one of China's smallest ethnic groups, the Dulong Carpet is celebrated for its intricate craftsmanship and vibrant colors. Ethnic minority crafts are vital expressions of cultural heritage and history. However, rapid modernization threatens the survival of these skills. In 2020, Ping An launched the Mother's Needlework public welfare program to empower ethnic minority women to preserve traditional techniques and boost their incomes through innovative design and market access. The program champions sustainable fashion by integrating recycled materials with traditional ethnic designs, supporting local women to craft aesthetically pleasing and eco-friendly textile products for domestic and international markets. The Mother's Needlework public welfare program has expanded to 10 provinces and regions across China to date, including Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Inner Mongolia, and Guangdong, benefiting over 100 women. It has significantly improved the economic well-being of participating families and injected fresh vitality into sustainable community development. Ping An affirms that ethnic handicrafts are not only Chinese cultural treasures but also a means to advance sustainable development and social inclusion. Through international platforms such as London Craft Week, Ping An aims to share the unique allure of China's intangible cultural heritage and invite collaboration from global designers and social organizations to collectively explore the innovative and sustainable future of handicrafts. London Craft Week was established in 2015 and is supported by the King's Foundation, a charity founded by King Charles III. It is a premier global event in the fields of design, fashion, and crafts. Each year, it draws designers and artisans from around the world, fostering cross-cultural exchange and innovation through exhibitions, workshops, and forums. About Ping An Group Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (HKEx:2318 / 82318; SSE:601318) is one of the largest financial services companies in the world. It strives to become a world-leading provider of integrated finance, health and senior care services. Under the technology-driven "integrated finance + health and senior care" strategy, the Group provides professional "financial advisory, family doctor, and senior care concierge" services to its nearly 240 million retail customers. Ping An advances intelligent digital transformation and employs technologies to improve financial businesses' quality and efficiency and enhance risk management. The Group is listed on the stock exchanges in Hong Kong and Shanghai. As of the end of December 2024, Ping An had more than RMB12 trillion in total assets. The Group ranked 29th in the Forbes Global 2000 list in 2024 and 53rd in the Fortune Global 500 list in 2024. For more information, please visit and follow us on LinkedIn - PING AN. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Savannah-Chatham Interagency Council on Homelessness: A first of its kind in Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The Interagency Council for Homelessness (ICH) in Savannah-Chatham County is the first of its kind in Georgia. Governor Brian Kemp signed two bills, House Bill 797 or the 'Homeless Prevention Act of Chatham County' and House Bill 730. Both recognized and identified the roles of ICH and the Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless (CSAH). The main goal of these organizations, according to CSAH director Jennifer Dulong, is to coordinate intentional investments into services that can help reduce the number of people on the street. They are doing that through a five-year strategic plan. 'Our goal is care,' Dulong said. 'Our goal is compassion. Ensuring that unhoused neighbors have had every opportunity to connect to critical resources and services is what that five-year strategic plan does. It's measurable, achievable goals.' According to Dulong, the goal is what's called 'functional zero,' which is rare, brief, or non-existent homelessness. 'We care about street homelessness,' she said. 'We care about people who, for various reasons, are in urban camping situations. Our goal is to help people come off the streets. Our goal is to help people get connected with those critical resources and get into housing again. We will continue to say homelessness as a housing issue and having access to housing is the critical component to ending homelessness.' Projects like the Dundee Cottages for families and the Cove at Dundee for veterans will soon provide that housing with affordable rates from $400 to $700. 'Our data and demographics suggest that there are more people in our community that don't qualify for permanent supportive housing than do. What we need is affordable housing,' Dulong said. 'Homelessness is a very difficult social issue… it takes a community to address the experience of homelessness, and it takes public-private partnership and very intentional investments in services, housing, supportive services, and care of people.' CSAH is inviting the community to their annual meeting where they'll present important need-to-know data. The meeting is being held at the Eckburg Auditorium on Savannah Technical College's campus at 8:30 a.m. on May 21. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Star
12-05-2025
- General
- The Star
Cultural symbol blanket from China's ethnic minority debuts at London Craft Week
LONDON, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A traditional Dulong blanket from China's least populous ethnic minority made its debut on Monday at the opening of the China National Pavilion during the 2025 London Craft Week. Approximately 120 handcrafted works were on display. The Dulong people primarily reside in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Dulong blanket, woven by Dulong women, serves as a cultural symbol of their community. The exhibition in London is supported by the initiative "Mothers' Needlework," launched by China Ping An Group in partnership with Art and Design Press. The program aims to promote women's employment and alleviate poverty. In his opening remarks, Minister Zhao Fei of the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom (UK) highlighted the shared heritage of craftsmanship in both China and Britain. He noted that both countries have splendid artisanal traditions, and expressed hope that this year's London Craft Week would deepen mutual understanding and friendship between the two nations. Qian Zhu, president and editor-in-chief of Art and Design magazine, said that Dulong blankets and its related textiles generate annual sales of approximately 500,000 yuan (70,000 U.S. dollars) in the UK. For an ethnic group with a population of just 7,000, the growing domestic and international recognition of Dulong textiles is a significant achievement. David Francis, a lecturer in Curating Asian Art at SOAS, University of London, whose research includes ethnic minority communities in China's Yunnan and Sichuan, told Xinhua he was excited to see textiles he had encountered in China now being exhibited in London. He emphasized the importance of integrating traditional craft with contemporary design to resonate with modern audiences. The China Pavilion is themed "Tian Gong Kai Wu," named after the renowned 17th-century Chinese encyclopedia of craftsmanship and technology, widely regarded as the world's first systematic record of China's agricultural and artisanal knowledge. Hosted at the historic Royal Mint in London, the exhibition runs through May 18 and includes themed events such as "Mothers' Needlework" and "A Magical Leaf from the East." Notably, 80 percent of the showcased works are created by emerging artisans.
