VN needs to develop 'national corporations' as force to drive economic growth

Saturday, Feb 10, 2024

It’s time to further promote the role of large corporations in this period when the Vietnamese economy needs added impulse to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and global economic slowdown, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VN aims to attract half of Fortune Global 500 by 2030

Tuesday, Jun 07, 2022

Viet Nam wants to attract up to 50 per cent of the Fortune-listed 500 global largest corporations in the future.

Generali among the top 100 sustainable corporations worldwide

Thursday, Feb 13, 2020

Generali has been listed among the Corporate Knights’ 2020 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations, a ranking of the world’s 100 most sustainable corporations.

CapitaLand named one of world’s most sustainable corporations

Wednesday, Feb 05, 2020

Real-estate developer CapitaLand has been recognised as one of the world’s most sustainable corporations for the third consecutive year.

80% of State-owned groups earn profit in H1

Tuesday, Jul 16, 2019

The Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises will focus on monitoring State investment capital and finance at 19 State-owned corporations and groups until the end of this year.

VN hopes to draw high-quality investment from Japan

Monday, Jul 01, 2019

Viet Nam welcomes high-quality investment projects from Japan, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said in a round-table talk with some of Japan’s leading corporations in Tokyo on Monday.

VN’s supporting industries strive to be best in ASEAN

Tuesday, Feb 05, 2019

Vietnamese enterprises have the potential to participate in regional and global production value chains on par with the leading countries in ASEAN, because Viet Nam has been a top priority choice of multinational corporations.

Equitised SOEs struggle to attract strategic investors

Tuesday, Sep 18, 2018

 Many State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are finding it difficult to seek strategic investors post-equitisation and have decided to retain the shares or sell them to the public.

State corps commit costly violations

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

State corporations and groups have been found to have committed violations worth nearly VND350 trillion (US$15.5 billion) in State capital usage and management during the 2011-2016 period, according to the Government Inspectorate.

EVN’s electricity output and imports rise by 11.2%

Friday, Apr 06, 2018

Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) posted total electricity output and imports of 48.96 billion kilowatt hours in the first quarter of the year, representing 11.2 per cent yesr-on-year.

Strong start for 2018 equitisation

Wednesday, Jan 17, 2018

Five big State-owned corporations will conduct initial public offerings (IPOs) in the first quarter. Market insiders give their forecast on the IPO prospects, market-absorption capacity and impact on the Government’s equitisation process this year.

Power firms to hold IPOs as Gov’t liberalises sector

Tuesday, Nov 28, 2017

Viet Nam has embarked on the process of liberalising the power sector, in the hopes of easing electricity shortages, attracting more investment and boosting economic growth.

Four construction ministry corporations to be privatised in 2017

Monday, Mar 20, 2017

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has asked the construction ministry to complete the privatisation of four enterprises under it this year.

PM approves equitisation of State power firms

Thursday, Nov 10, 2016

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the equitisation of electricity-generating companies belonging to three major State-owned corporations.

Gov't divests from five transport firms

Monday, Oct 03, 2016

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) is pushing forward with the restructuring of State-owned enterprises (SOEs), having divested VND2 trillion (US$89.7 million) from five corporations and companies since the beginning of this year.