Equitization

The VND40 trillion ($1.7 billion) Hanoi – Hoang Mai section will run 8.7 kilometers, mostly underground, from downtown Dong Da District to southern Hoang Mai District. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2022 and be completed in 2028. This section will be part of Route 3, one of eight planned in the city. … [Read more...] about Hanoi seeks to use equitization income for two new metro sections

Since the beginning of this year, the State has withdrawn from 58 SOEs with a successful rate of 66 percent, and stock exchanges have also collected nearly VND 1.9 trillion (USD 85.2 million) for the State budget from 21 auctions with a successful rate of 73 percent. … [Read more...] about ‘Book building’ method may improve SOE equitization

At its meeting in Hanoi, the steering committee for enterprise reform and development reported that from 2016 to June 2020, more than 218 trillion VND (9.4 billion USD) was collected from SOE equitization and State capital divestment, up 2.79-fold against the figure recorded in the 2011-2015 period as a whole, of about 78 trillion VND. … [Read more...] about Deputy PM demands faster SOE equitization, State capital divestment

Hanoi (VNA) - The ASEAN Leaders’ Special Session at the 36th ASEAN Summit on Women’s Empowerment in the Digital Age, held on June 26 via videoconferencing, has adopted a Chairman’s Press Statement. The following is the full text of the statement: The ASEAN Leaders’ Special Session at the 36th ASEAN Summit on Women’s Empowerment in the Digital Age was held on 26 June 2020 via videoconferencing. The Special Session was chaired by H.E. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of Viet Nam, in his capacity as the Chairman of ASEAN and was attended by Leaders of ASEAN Member States. H.E. Mme. Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Viet Nam; the Right Honourable Jacinda Arden, Prime Minister of New Zealand, Dr. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and H.E Dato’ Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary-General of ASEAN were keynote speakers at the Special … [Read more...] about Chairman Press Statement of ASEAN leaders’ special session at 36th ASEAN Summit on Women’s Empowerment in Digital Age

Hanoi (VNA) – The following is the full text of the Chairman’s Statement of the 36th ASEAN Summit, which was held on June 26 in the form of video conference. We, the Heads of State/Government of ASEAN Member States, gathered for the 36th ASEAN Summit on 26 June 2020.  Under the theme of Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN in 2020, we underscored the need to enhance ASEAN’s unity, cooperation and solidarity, economic integration, ASEAN awareness and identity, and emphasized the importance of promoting ASEAN pro-activeness and capacity in seizing opportunities as well as in addressing the challenges brought about by rapid changes in the regional and global landscape. We recognized the unprecedented challenges posed by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the region and the world. We noted with grave concerns the human cost and socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 and reaffirmed our commitment to implementing targeted policies to assure our peoples that … [Read more...] about Chairman’s Statement of 36th ASEAN Summit