Business

In Da Nang, major wedding studio reopens following sudden closure

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5 months ago

October 18, 2022

Mai Wedding, a major wedding studio in central Vietnam, reopened its headquarters in Da Nang City on Monday after suddenly closing all branches last week, promising that it will ensure the interests of customers.

Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai, general director of Bao Mai Anh Service and Trading Company, which owns Mai Wedding, confirmed the temporary closure of the studio to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Monday.

After more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the operation of the chain store was relatively difficult, Mai elaborated.

She added that her relatives had failed to raise capital for external business investment, leaving behind large debts and putting pressure on the operation of the company.

The activities at Mai Wedding’s branches have been quite good, but all of the revenue has been used to pay back loans.

On October 10, many creditors came to the studio and demand a large amount of money, which also coincided with the day when Mai Wedding paid monthly salaries to employees.

Unable to pay up all the debts, Mai and her family had to temporarily move to Ho Chi Minh City to ensure their safety, resulting in the shutdown of the wedding studio.

Customers return to Mai Wedding in Da Nang City, Vietnam, October 17, 2022. Photo: Tan Luc / Tuoi Tre

Many customers were worried after hearing about the sudden closure of Mai Wedding, with many couples having to seek another service provider as their wedding days were approaching.

After reopening on Monday, Mai Wedding announced that customers who had to use services of other studios would receive a refund.

Regarding other customers who still have contracts with Mai Wedding, the studio will take measures to ensure their interests as well as offer them preferential gifts.

The studio also extended its apology to all customers who were affected by the shutdown.

With regard to the late payment of salary at six of Mai Wedding’s branches, the studio stated that it would pay part of the salary on Tuesday so that its employees could return to work.

Mai Wedding is the largest wedding photography service in Da Nang, with multiple branches and stores in other central provinces such as Thua Thien Hue, Quang Tri, and Quang Binh.

The services of Mai Wedding are considered high-end and often very costly.

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Source: https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/business/20221018/in-da-nang-major-wedding-studio-reopens-following-sudden-closure-in-central-vietnam/69633.html

Business

PM orders close coordination to remove obstables to property market

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed a document requesting more efforts to promote the development of and remove obstacles to the real estate market.

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27 mins ago

March 31, 2023

TienphongNews

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He asked ministries, agencies and People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to strictly follow the Government’s resolution dated March 11, 2023 on several measures to solve difficulties for and promote the safe, healthy and sustainable development of the market.

The Ministry of Construction (MoC), the Ministry of Finance (MoF), and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) must coordinate closely with each other and with relevant agencies to help businesses overcome difficulties and make the market revive.

Real estate enterprises must adjust the product structure and market segments as well as offer more reasonable prices; pay special attention to the development of social housing and houses for workers that are suitable to people’s income. Competent authorities need to review housing and real estate projects to work with enterprises on measures to handle legal problems, especially in projects with corporate bonds and bank loans, and capital mobilised from buyers, the Government leader stressed.

He also urged the MoC to soon complete a project on building at least one million social housing apartments for low-income earners and workers in industrial parks in the 2021-2030 period.

The MoF was asked to carry out harmonious, reasonable and effective measures to support enterprises to restructure bond debts, interest rates, payment terms and conditions in accordance with regulations.

PM Chinh also urged the central bank to soon implement the credit programme worth around 120 trillion VND (5.1 billion USD) to assist commercial banks in providing perferential loans for investors and buyers of projects building social housing and houses for workers, and reconstructing old apartment buildings.

Local People’s Committees were required to soon approve master plans, as well as land use plans and housing development plans and programmes for five years and annually; and organise meetings with each enterprise to help them deal with difficulties.

Source: Nhân Dân

Source: https://e.nhipcaudautu.vn/real-estate/pm-orders-close-coordination-to-remove-obstables-to-property-market-3351578/

Business

Masan Group draws down first tranche of its $650 mln syndicated loan

Masan Group has announced the successful disbursement of its $375 million, the underwritten tranche of its $650 million syndicated loan signed in February 2023.

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1 hour ago

March 31, 2023

TienphongNews

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The Vietnamese conglomerate aims to fully utilize the 2023 Syndicated Loan via a greenshoe option of $275 million later in the year. The transaction was arranged and underwritten by BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, and United Overseas Bank.

Despite recent volatility in the global banking market, Masan was able to fully draw down the underwritten portion of the 2023 Syndicated Loan, ensuring a healthy financial profile. The loan is priced at 3.5% over the U.S Dollar Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or approximately 8.0% per annum.

With a 5-year tenor, the 2023 Syndicated Loan will extend Masan’s debt maturity profile and strengthen Masan’s liquidity ratios. As interest rates decline and the capital market stabilizes, management will continue to optimize Masan’s balance sheet, reduce interest expense, and deleverage via strategic corporate actions.

In a challenging macro environment, the ability to generate stable cash flows from the manufacturing and retailing consumer staple products (such as groceries, instant noodles, seasonings, etc.) businesses and proven track record of accessing multiple capital markets will allow the Company to win market share and invest in future growth.

With its cash position, Masan is well positioned to continue investing in new innovations as well as expanding the consumer-retail platform while maintaining a healthy balance sheet.

Source: https://e.nhipcaudautu.vn/companies/masan-group-draws-down-first-tranche-of-its-650-mln-syndicated-loan-3351607/

Business

VSIP joins hands with 9 Vietnamese provinces to develop smart IPs

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4 hours ago

March 30, 2023

TienphongNews

Vietnam – Singapore Industrial Park J.V. Co. (VSIP) on Saturday signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with nine Vietnamese provinces to develop smart and sustainable industrial parks (IPs).

VSIP is a joint venture between Becamex IDC Corporation, under the People’s Committee of Binh Duong, just outside Ho Chi Minh City, and Sembcorp Development Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries, a leading energy and urban solution provider.

The signing ceremony was part of the ‘Binh Duong: Initiation – Connection – New Development’ program, attended by Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai, leaders of ministries, agencies and localities, and hundreds of investors.

It was also an expansion of a broader MOU between Becamex and Sembcorp Development inked during Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s state visit to Singapore early last month.

Smart and sustainable IPs will be considered in nine provinces, including Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Binh Thuan, Khanh Hoa, Thua Thien-Hue, Ha Tinh, Thanh Hoa, Thai Binh, and Nam Dinh, based on the VSIP model in Binh Duong.

Deputy PM Khai hailed the green industrial park model, the association of industrial development with urban areas and services, and the synchronicity of traffic and social infrastructure in Binh Duong Province.

This helps Binh Duong, together with Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai and Ba Ria – Vung Tau Provinces, become key pillars of the southern key economic zone and contribute significantly to the state budget and Vietnam’s development.

The deputy prime minister asked the nine provinces to learn from Binh Duong’s experience in developing Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Parks in the coming time, especially in site clearance to prevent complaints and lawsuits and ensure benefits for enterprises, the state, and local residents.

Vo Van Minh, chairman of the Binh Duong People’s Committee, said the province would cooperate closely with the nine provinces and accompany investors and enterprises to develop industrial park projects soon.

They will jointly mull over the conversion from IPs in association with urban areas and services to smart service urban areas, enhance the application of science and technology to increase the added values of products, and bring practical benefits to enterprises and residents.

Leaders of Binh Duong Province and nine other provinces and Singaporean partners sign memoranda of understanding to develop more VSIPs in Vietnam. Photo: Ba Son / Tuoi Tre

Leaders of Binh Duong Province and nine other provinces and Singaporean partners sign memoranda of understanding to develop more VSIPs in Vietnam. Photo: Ba Son / Tuoi Tre

Earlier on the same day, Deputy PM Khai and his governmental delegation visited the VSIP 1 in Thuan An City, Binh Duong Province. This is the first VSIP which was developed in 1996 and covers an area of 500 hectares.

VSIP last month obtained approval from the Vietnamese government to set up its second IP in the north-central province of Nghe An, or its 13th IP in Vietnam.

Among the 12 operating VSIPs, three are located in Binh Duong and the remaining facilities are in Hai Phong, Hai Duong, Bac Ninh, Quang Ngai, and Can Tho, among others.

These industrial parks, with a total area of more than 10,000 hectares, have attracted about US$18.4 billion in investment from 882 investors from 30 countries and territories, and created jobs for around 288,000 workers.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai (first row, L) and delegates listen to an introduction of the first VSIP in Thuan An City, Binh Duong Province on March 25, 2023. Photo: Q.T. / Tuoi Tre

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai (first row, L) and delegates listen to an introduction on the first VSIP in Thuan An City, Binh Duong Province on March 25, 2023. Photo: Q.T. / Tuoi Tre

The Binh Duong People’s Committee on Saturday also handed over investment certificates to enterprises.

In the year to March 15, the province attracted $437 million in foreign direct investment, raising the total foreign investment so far in the province to $39.7 billion, poured into nearly 4,100 projects.

The province also concluded cooperation agreements with large domestic firms, such as Deo Ca, Sungroup and FPT, to develop infrastructure, hospitality tourism, and digital transformation.