Evergreen Group Chairman Dr. Yung-Fa Chang honored in Japan with Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star

News Release Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd. (Head Office) May 11, 2012

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TOKYO (May
8, 2012)--- In recognition of his ethical contributions assisting
the reconstruction of Japan following the March 2011 (311) Earthquake Tsunami
that devastated much of the country, Evergreen Group Chairman Dr. Yung-Fa Chang
was honored today with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star at an
award ceremony at the Tokyo Imperial Palace. The Japanese Government also
honored Dr. Chang for his great achievement in improving the international
transportation industry and therefore enhancing development of Japan's economy
and the superior relationship between Japan and Taiwan.
 
Noda Yoshihiko, the Prime
Minister of Japan, presented the awards. Immediately after the ceremony, Dr.
Chang was granted an audience with Emperor Akihito of Japan. Dr. Chang is one of
the few foreigner entrepreneurs to receive this honor.
 
Dr. Chang said he was "very
grateful to receive the Order of the Rising Sun and for Japan government's
recognition of him." He flew to Japan to personally receive the
honor.
 
Japan and Taiwan maintain
an excellent relationship with each other and retain a quality trading
partnership. From the founding of Evergreen in 1968, the entrepreneurial Dr.
Chang was able to receive aid from Marubeni Corporation, which allowed the
company to grow and flourish. With gratitude, he devoted himself to Japan's
economic and trading development and played a diplomatic role between Taiwan and
Japan. Dr. Chang has also been granted certificates of appreciation by city
governments of Japan such as Tokyo, Hokkaido, Fukuoka and Aichi, and certified
as a member of the Advisory Council of Nippon Kaiji Kyokai in 1987 and 1991. In
1996, presented by Mayor of Osaka, Dr. Chang was honored with Citizen's
Commendation in recognition of his international goodwill efforts and commitment
to the City of Osaka.
 
Dr. Yung-Fa Chang
consistently invests and develops the successful Evergreen business in Japan; he
also devotes himself in ethical activities. Immediately after Japan 311
Earthquake, Dr. Chang instructed the Evergreen Shipping Agency (Japan) to donate
one billion JPY in his personal name to Japanese Red Cross to support the
post-earthquake reconstruction. At the same time, Dr. Chang directed both EVA
Air and Evergreen Marine Corporation of Evergreen Group to provide necessary
emergency aids, and free air transport and shipping service to carry relief
supplies to Japan. It was then Dr. Chang was again recognized by the Japanese
people because of his spirit of philanthropy.
 
Dr. Chang led the
development of Evergreen Group's deep roots in Japan. In 1969 he set up a
service point of Evergreen Marine in Tokyo. In 1972 he officially established
Evergreen Japan Corporation, which now has branches throughout Japan, including
in Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka. And he took the initiative to build 138 ships in
Japan, providing total containership capacity of more than 5,500,000 TEUs. He
championed the Evergreen Group's EVA Air in its introduction of flights between
Fukuoka and Taiwan's Taoyuan International Airport, continuing with gradual
expansion of the airline's services to Osaka, Sapporo, Sendai, Komatsu and
Tokyo's Narita and Haneda. And he applauded EVA for extending routes and easing
passenger connections to domestic destinations all over Japan through a
code-share with All Nippon Airways.
 
In recent years Dr. Chang
has been bestowed with several prestigious honors in Taiwan and abroad
attributed to his remarkable achievement in global transportation and his
contribution to social welfare. Dr. Chang's achievements have on behalf of
Taiwan, expanded and secured Taiwan's civil diplomacy.
 
Together with Order of the
Rising Sun, Dr. Chang has received thirteen medals of Honor to date.
 
Medals of Honor:
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<LI style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Order of the Rising Sun,
Gold and Silver Star, Japan 2012
<LI style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Commander in the Order of
Orange-Nassau, the Netherlands Officer of the Legion of Honor, France 2011
<LI style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Commander of Order of the
Crown, Belgium 2008
<LI style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Knight of the Grand Cross,
Italy 2007
<LI style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">TAN SRI Darjah Kebesaran
Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM), Malaysia 2007
<LI style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Commander of the British
Empire, UK 2006
<LI style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Ordre de la Légion d'honneur,
France 2002
<LI style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Order of Chivalry (DMPN),
Malaysia 2000
<LI style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">First-Class Diplomacy Medal,
Taiwan 1996
<LI style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Vasco Nunez De Balboa, Panama
1985
<LI style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Ministry of Transport and
Communications First-Class Port Navigation Medal, Taiwan 1984
<LI style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Chinese Nationalist Party
First-Class Cathay Medal, Taiwan 1982
<LI style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Order of Maritime Merit, USA
1979</LI></UL></DIV></BODY></HTML>