Ba Huan has pioneered the application of FPT's modern and comprehensive digital technology system to transform its purely agricultural model. Thanks to this digital transformation, Ba Huan is aiming to keep pace with development trends globally and become a leading food solution provider in Vietnam. The digital transformation platform, developed by FPT applications with an SAP core system, is designed to help Ba Huan's board of directors manage in real-time and create a seamless management process with strict oversight over every stage. FPT's successful deployment of its closed management feed-farm-food system for Ba Huan includes the in-depth RISE with SAP solution set for the agricultural industry, with three sets of packaging solutions on the SAP platform, and three made by FPT applications. They are being applied across the entire Ba Huan network, including at its headquarters, factories, and subsidiaries located in Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Long An, and Hanoi. … [Read more...] about Ba Huan runs on real-time data thanks to SAP and FPT
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Defining SOE priorities vital
Do Thanh Trung, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Although SOEs account for a small proportion of the economy, they hold significant resources for the nation’s socioeconomic development, playing a core and vital role in building and safeguarding our homeland in a new context. The significant growth of SOEs contributes to socioeconomic development and serves as an effective tool for macroeconomic regulation, price stabilisation, social security, national security, and sovereignty, especially in border and island areas. SOEs are vital in building and developing essential economic infrastructure and leading industries to drive economic growth, especially in a context where the private sector has not yet fully grown and lacks the capability to perform better. Despite the positive results achieved, the activities of SOEs, especially investment activities, still have some existing limitations. Firstly, SOEs are slow to adapt to the new era, and their roles in … [Read more...] about Defining SOE priorities vital
Bain Capital leads Masan Group’s equity funding round
The transaction is an equity investment in the form of Convertible Dividend Preference Share (CDPS) to be issued at a price of VND85,000 ($3.49) per share, which can be converted into ordinary shares at a 1:1 conversion ratio. In addition to the normal dividends payable (if any) to the company’s shareholders, the CDPS has no preference dividend for the first five years, then followed by a 10 per cent preference dividend at par value of each outstanding CDPS per annum from the sixth anniversary onwards. On the tenth anniversary of the issuance, the outstanding CDPS will be mandatorily converted into ordinary shares of Masan Group. Masan is also in discussion with other investors to upsize the investments to up to $500 million, which is subject to prevailing market conditions and the company’s capital needs. Proceeds from the transaction will be used to strengthen the company’s financial position and de-lever its balance sheet. This marks Bain Capital’s first-ever investment in … [Read more...] about Bain Capital leads Masan Group’s equity funding round
Logistics investors heat up the market
illustration photo/ Photo Le Toan The very first logistics centre from Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIP) is now being constructed in the south-central province of Quang Ngai, and will be completed and put into use by the end of this year. Being built according to Lotus standards of the Vietnam Green Building Council, the 6-hectare Sembcorp Logistics Park will boast three modern single-storey warehouse blocks. Singapore’s Sembcorp Development, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries, and its state-owned joint venture partner in Vietnam, Becamex IDC Corporation, in August also announced the addition of four new VSIPs. According to Charles Chong, director of Sembcorp in Vietnam, the country has developed strongly in recent years and will continue to be an important manufacturing country in the Asian region. “With the positive growth momentum of production activities and investment attraction, along with the government’s infrastructure upgrade plan, the … [Read more...] about Logistics investors heat up the market
Bayer leveraging digital models to enhance healthcare
In the healthcare sector, it has become clear that we need to act now in order to provide opportunities to live healthier for longer. Digital health and ICT solutions have come to define a new standard of how people of all ages manage their health and prevent diseases. Digital platforms are combined with hospital expertise across a range of services Dr. Michael Devoy, chief medical officer at global healthcare and nutrition enterprise Bayer AG, says that digitalisation is a means to enhancing how healthcare innovations are brought to patients. “It encompasses an improvement in our processes, rendering them faster and more efficient than before, as well as facilitating a more profound understanding of our patients and delivering better outcomes for them,” Devoy explained. “I am proud of how we already make use of digitalisation at Bayer, as we continuously strive to provide new treatment options for patients across generations.” In Vietnam in recent years, the … [Read more...] about Bayer leveraging digital models to enhance healthcare
SOE issues can be solved with support
How does the Commission for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) extend support and critical advisements to the VIMC? Le Quang Trung, deputy general director of VIMC and vice chairman of the Vietnam Logistics Business Association The symbiotic association and support extended by CMSC to businesses, especially the VIMC, is immense and substantial. Every project we undertake, be it short-term or enduring, bears the unmistakable imprint of CMSC’s support, enabling us to overcome various challenges, notably during exceptional periods such as the recent pandemic. CMSC’s partnership has been crucial, aiding us in overcoming challenges related to capital mobilisation and ensuring the smooth implementation of projects. A notable instance is their contribution to the financial and operational restructuring project of SP-PSA, one of our crucial joint venture ports. With the indispensable support from CMSC, we were able to conduct successful negotiations with … [Read more...] about SOE issues can be solved with support
Vinacomin navigating to ensure efficiency
Vinacomin cleared its short-term loan balances by the end of last year For the first half of this year, the group (Vinacomin) reportedly produced 20 million tonnes of raw coal, 25 million tonnes of commercial clean coal, and unloaded 64 million cubic metres of rock and soil, consuming 25.3 million tonnes of coal. In the same period, the group provided more than 21 million tonnes of coal for electricity production, reaching 55 per cent of the plan; increased by 16 per cent, equivalent to an increase of 3 million tonnes compared to the same period in 2022. The first 6-month revenue of the group is estimated to have reached nearly $3.7 billion. With contracts signed for the rest of the year, the amount of coal supplied is about 18.75 million tonnes and the whole year is expected to reach 39.7 million tonnes, an increase of about 1.2 million tonnes compared to the previous year. This is mainly due to the increase in volume of build-operate-transfer thermal power plants and … [Read more...] about Vinacomin navigating to ensure efficiency
Agricultural sector sees mixed results
Masan MEATLife (HSX:MML) saw the strongest growth in the first half of the year, with an increase of 70 per cent to just under than $140 million. According to a recent financial statement, MML has just added the revenue of sausage and canned pork processor Masan Jinju ((HSX:MSJ). However, due to rising costs, MML reported $14.7 million in after-tax losses, 10.5 times the amount reported for the same period last year. The business results of Hoang Anh Gia Lai JSC (HSX:HAG) were also much better than others. In August, HAG gained $27.8 million in net revenue, including $14.3 million from fruits, $7.7 million from livestock, and others. HAG chairman Doan Nguyen Duc thanked three core areas for the results, breeding pigs and growing bananas and durian. "We are fiercely reviving the company for the sake of personal honour and for our shareholders," said Duc. In the first half of the year, HAG generated about $132.5 million in revenue, an increase of 55 per cent on-year, of this, pig … [Read more...] about Agricultural sector sees mixed results
Shinhan Life Vietnam donates 1,200 lunch sets to HCM City Children’s Hospital
Shinhan Life’s representatives present free lunches to pediatric patients and their families at HCM City Children's Hospital. — Photo courtesy of the company Shinhan Life Vietnam donated 1,200 free lunches to pediatric patients and their families at HCM City Children's Hospital on October 1 as part of the company's annual CSR activities in Việt Nam. Previously, Shinhan Life’s representatives also donated VNĐ150 million to support treatment costs for children with difficult conditions and presented more than 120 gifts to medical staff and pediatric patients at the hospital's Clinical Hematology Department on the occasion of the mid-autumn festival. On the occasion of International Children's Day (June 1 this year), the company representatives also presented gifts to the young patients and donated 1,300 lunch meals to both the pediatric patients and their families at the city’s Children's Hospital 2. Pediatric patients and their families get free launchs at HCM City Children's … [Read more...] about Shinhan Life Vietnam donates 1,200 lunch sets to HCM City Children’s Hospital
HAECO eyes aviation investment in Quảng Ninh Province
Cao Tường Huy (right), the Acting Chairman of the People’s Committee of Quảng Ninh, talks to Richard Sell (left), General Director of HAECO Group. — Photo baoquangninh.vn HAECO Electrical Mechanical Group (HAECO), one of the world’s leading aircraft engineering and maintenance service providers, aims to invest in the aviation industry in Quảng Ninh Province. In the meeting with the province's leader on Saturday, Richard Sell, General Director of HAECO Group, said he was impressed with the remarkable development of Quảng Ninh and revealed intention to conduct research and invest in the province. According to Cao Tường Huy, the Acting Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, Quảng Ninh is home to the Vân Đồn airport, but the province's aviation logistics infrastructure is still underdeveloped despite being a prioritised sector. Therefore, Huy suggested a collaboration between HAECO and Sun Group, the investor in Vân Đồn Airport, to soon deploy the logistics project. The … [Read more...] about HAECO eyes aviation investment in Quảng Ninh Province