Equitisation and divestment move at slow pace

Friday, Jun 10, 2022

Although equitisation and divestment of State capital in State-owned enterprises (SOEs) adds revenue to the State budget and improves corporate governance, the process is moving painfully slow due to various obstacles.

Reforming, modernising SoEs a key objective: minister

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Reforming and modernising State-owned-Enterprises (SoEs) remains a key objective and high priority of the government, as it continues to roll out policies to address their shortcomings and limitations, said finance minister Ho duc Phoc at a conference discussing Viet Nam’s...

SOEs need to enhance autonomy in operation: report

Saturday, Mar 27, 2021

State-owned enterprises (SOEs) need to enhance their autonomy and responsibility under market mechanisms to contribute to the growth of the economy.

No SOEs equitised in five months, Gov't's plan likely missed

Thursday, Dec 17, 2020

The rate of equitised State-owned enterprises (SOEs) for the 2017-20 period has remained at 28 per cent for several months, the latest from the Ministry of Finance shows.

Innovation a must for SOEs

Friday, Nov 06, 2020

Innovation has become a pressing need for State-owned enterprises (SOEs) which have undergone drastic restructuring during the past decade but their operation efficiency remained lower than expected.

Equitising State-owned enterprises to boost growth amid COVID-19

Thursday, Aug 13, 2020

Dr Burkhard Schrage, Senior Programme Manager of Management at RMIT’s School of Business & Management talked with Viet Nam News about the work of equitising state-owned enterprises during the COVID-19 pandemic.

PM approves list of SOEs for divestment in 2020

Wednesday, Jul 01, 2020

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved a list of 124 State-owned enterprises (SOEs)  for divestment this year.

Ministry gives push to equitisation of SOEs

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

The Ministry of Finance has raised a number of measures to accelerate the equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) since the progress made no improvements recently.

Overlapped regulations key issue to SOE performances: State capital commission

Thursday, Mar 05, 2020

Regulatory overlapping is the biggest problem at State-owned enterprises after having been handed over to the Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises.

VN to develop large-scale SOEs

Friday, Feb 28, 2020

The Government has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to build a project on developing large-scale State-owned enterprises (SOEs) to promote their role in the country’s socio-economic development.

Super committee faces difficulties in checking SOE property

Friday, Feb 21, 2020

The increasing amount of property and land under State-owned enterprises (SOEs) was mentioned as a factor in their slow equitisation.

HCM City expects stock market to become ‘barometer’ of economy

Tuesday, Feb 04, 2020

HCM City will speed up equitisation of State-owned enterprises to bring good ones and their brands into the stock market, its chairman has said.

Twelve SOEs have losses in 2019: report

Wednesday, Jan 22, 2020

The Ministry of Finance has revealed that twelve of 136 wholly state-owned enterprises had posted losses of VND720 billion (US$30.9 million) in the first half of last year, and six others faced warnings regarding financial security.

SoEs not ready for digitalisation

Thursday, Nov 07, 2019

A representative from Petro Vietnam said one reason for slow digitalisation among SoEs was their risk-averse nature.

Vietnamese SOEs must reform and invest in technology

Thursday, Oct 17, 2019

State-owned enterprises (SOE) must strive to reform and become innovation centres in today''s modern economy.