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Thai cement giant to buy seventh Vietnamese packaging firm
A subsidiary of Thailand’s SCG Group has registered to buy a 94.1 percent stake in Vietnam’s Bien Hoa Packaging Jsc.
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Vietnam Airlines estimates $620 mln loss in 2020, lower than expected
National flag carrier reported a loss of VND14,445 billion ($620 million) in 2020, lower than expectation, company leaders told the extraordinary shareholder meeting held on Tuesday.
Consortium led by Singapore’s GIC to invest $203.24 million in Vingroup medical unit
A consortium led by Singapore’s state investor GIC Pte is buying a stake in Vinmec, the medical unit of Vietnam’s largest conglomerate Vingroup , for over $200 million, Vingroup said on Monday.
Vietnam’s newest air carrier Vietravel Airlines to conduct IPO in 2021
Vietravel Airlines, a unit of tour operator Vietravel Group, plans to sell shares in an initial public offering to be conducted in 2021, CEO Vu Duc Bien told local media.
- PVI Holdings seeks strategic shareholders for Hanoi Re to forge long-term growth 1
- FPT reports 11-month after-tax profit of VND6,027 billion, up 19% YoY 2
- Bain Capital to invest additional $50 million in Masan Group 3
- Vietnam retail giant Masan says investor tolerance for losses is fading 4
- Masan solves the tough problem of Vietnam's retail sector by using technology 5
- Vietnam Airlines shortens its road to recover 6
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Lotte to sell entire stake in Vietnamese bakery manufacturer Bibica
South Korean Lotte, which has invested in Bibica since 2008 as a strategic investor, registered to sell entire stake, or 44.03 percent of shares in the Vietnamese firm, according to exchange filing.
Mobile World targets 2021 after-tax profit at $204.8 million, up nearly 38%
Mobile World targets 2021 after-tax profit to reach VND4,750 billion ($204.8 million), up 37.7 percent compared to the whole-year plan for 2020, the company said on its website.
Thailand’s Gunkul Engineering spends $47 mln for second solar power plant in Vietnam
Thai energy firm got shareholders’ approval to acquire 100% stake of Singapore’s INT Energy Pte. Ltd.’s ordinary shares to invest in a solar plant in Vietnam’s Tay Ninh Province.
INSEE Vietnam honoured as Top 100 Sustainability Companies 2020
INSEE Vietnam was honoured as one of the Top 100 Sustainable Companies in 2020 by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the 5th consecutive years.
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Aviva to sell Vietnam unit to ManuLife
British insurer Aviva is to sell its Vietnamese business to Canadian insurer ManuLife it said on Monday, as it pushes ahead with plans to pull out from its non-core markets.
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AIA Vietnam CEO Wayne Besant: Inspiration from an ideal workplace
Despite COVID-19 pandemic, AIA Vietnam estimated 30 percent growth year-on-year this year. With its people-first policy in mind, AIA Vietnam’s business remains impervious against the pandemic and retains industry’s top growth rate.
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Steelmaker Hoa Phat establishes real estate company
Hoa Phat Group has established a real estate company with a capital of VND2 trillion ($86.4 million), according to the company’s statement.
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Nam A Bank to list 456.4 mln shares on Vietnam’s main exchange
Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank has filed documents to list 456.4 million shares on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, according Vietnam’s main bourse filing.
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Singapore’s Leader Energy injects $44.2 mln to BCG Energy
Leader Energy has invested VND1,018 billion ($44.2 million) in BCG Energy, a subsidiary of Bamboo capital, according to a statement posted on the Vietnamese conglomerate’s website.
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Former Gcash e-wallet CEO becomes chairman of MoMo
Former CEO of Philippines largest e-wallet GCash has become MoMo’s new chairman, the e-payment firm said, while revealing its "dream team" behind the success of Vietnam’s most-used e-wallet.
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VinCommerce contributes nearly 43% of Masan’s 9-month revenue
VinCommerce, a retail firm Masan Group acquired from Vietnam’s largest private conglomerate Vingroup, has contributed 42.5 percent revenue of the group during the first nine months of 2020.
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VinSmart to export 5G-enabled smartphones to US market
VinSmart, a subsidiary of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, has initiated plans to sell locally produced 5G smartphones to the United States, Nguyen Thi Hong, CEO of VinSmart told State Radio.
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Thai company buys Vietnam solar farm
Thai energy firm Gunkul Engineering Plc has acquired the 50-megawatt Phong Dien II solar power plant in the central Thua Thien Hue Province for $39.9 million.
