Business

UL help deliver confidence in life safety & business continuity

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2 months ago

December 2, 2020

Building owners and operators know that life safety and efficient operation are important concerns. However, meeting these criteria requires thorough understanding, effort and knowledge.

UL has helped many investors in Vietnam and the community in the field of inspection and verification as they build a safe foundation for buildings and occupants.

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Customers choose to work with UL to help demonstrate their safety commitment to occupants, insurers as well as take advantage of such added values as detailed and complete reporting, useful information for further informed decisions, improvement and study. They may also have improved peace of mind that systems have been objectively inspected and accurately evaluated.

According to Ms Lưu Thị Thanh Mẫu, CEO of Phuc Khang Corporation, “The infrastructure quality in Vietnam is gradually developing in parallel with the perfection of safety standards. Vietnamese real estate companies have also been contributing significantly to improving general safety standards and applying international assessment programs for their buildings.”

Along with pioneering the application of green building assessment programs, Phuc Khang Corporation has been cooperating with UL to evaluate comprehensively systems of fire protection, security and life safety inside buildings and fully trusted in UL’s competence and expertise to these programs.

Rome by Diamond Lotus of Phuc Khang Corporation is the first residential building that applied UL Standards right from its design stage”

During the COVID-19 pandemic, UL had urgently built an evaluation program for reoccupancy
(Building Reoccupancy), aiming to support enterprises as they emerge from occupancy restrictions.

Some services provided by UL’s Building Inspection Services in fire and life safety include: occupancy classification, fire zones/compartmentation, emergency and escape lightning, and illumination of means of egress; as well as other important services in security systems and fire protection systems such as fire pump, sprinkler, burglar alarm system and monitor detectors.

Source: https://english.thesaigontimes.vn/79612/ul-help-deliver-confidence-in-life-safety-business-continuity.html

Business

Vietnam Airlines receives multimillion-dollar bailout package as state investment

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2 hours ago

January 16, 2021

TienphongNews

State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC), the investment arm of the Vietnamese government, is looking to funnel VND8 trillion (US$347 million) into the charter capital of the flagship air carrier Vietnam Airlines.

On Thursday, Nguyen Chi Thanh, CEO of SCIC, revealed that the state-owned company is working with Vietnam Airlines to settle the share prices for the airline’s incoming offerings.

As per the government’s Resolution 194 on the bailout for Vietnam Airlines in light of the COVID-19 crisis, the air carrier is allowed to offer more shares to existing shareholders to increase its charter capital. The government has assigned the SCIC to buy shares of Vietnam Airlines.

While Vietnam Airlines is devising the plan to increase its capital via share offering before submitting it for appraisal of the State Securities Committee, SCIC is working to set an offering price that matches the market evaluation, Thanh said.

According to the SCIC leader, in order to set a proper price, Vietnam Airlines must figure out its corporate value, which in turn requires a business plan for no less than five years.

However, the business has yet to provide a long-term business plan as its future are still kept in limbo, with the date for resumption of international flights – a significant baseline for the plan – is still largely uncertain.

“As the development of the pandemic on the world remains unpredictable, it is hard to establish a business plan for Vietnam Airlines. Without it, we can’t assess the value of the company. Only when Vietnam Airlines returns on international routes can its business operation recover,’ Thanh remarked.

On behalf of SCIC, Thanh suggested enlisting the help of a reliable international auditing firm to assess the corporate value of Vietnam Airlines.

Meanwhile, SCIC will continue working closely with the airline and report to the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises as well as other relevant authorities to ensure the efficiency and lawfulness of the investment process.

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Source: https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/business/20210116/vietnam-airlines-receives-multimilliondollar-bailout-package-as-state-investment/58820.html

Business

Think tank forecasts 6.46 percent growth for Vietnam

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3 hours ago

January 16, 2021

TienphongNews

Think tank forecasts 6.46 percent growth for Vietnam

A container ship docks at Ben Nghe Port in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by Shutterstock/Claudine Van Massenhove.

A government think tank has pegged economic growth at 6.46 percent this year thanks to the country’s success in containing the Covid-19 outbreak and maintaining stability.

Vietnam is one of the fastest recovering economies in Asia, the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) said in a report.

In the best case scenario, credit growth would be 13 percent against 10.1 percent last year, it said.

But it also warned of risks that could hamper growth, like the unpredictable global economic situation as the pandemic situation remains severe in many countries and possible anti-dumping and countervailing investigations by the U.S. and other countries.

Several international organizations have forecast a strong recovery for Vietnam this year, with lender HSBC forecasting growth of 7.6 percent. The International Monetary Fund and Asian Development Bank have forecast 6.5 percent and 6.1 percent growth.

The government has set a target of 6.5 percent.

Source: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/economy/think-tank-forecasts-6-46-percent-growth-for-vietnam-4221938.html

Business

SCIC to invest VND8 trillion in Vietnam Airlines

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4 hours ago

January 16, 2021

TienphongNews

A Vietnam Airlines plane – PHOTO: ANH QUAN

HCMC – The Government’s investment arm, State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC), plans to invest VND8 trillion in Vietnam Airlines, SCIC general director Nguyen Chi Thanh announced on January 14.

In accordance with the Government’s Resolution 194 on supporting Vietnam Airlines to overcome difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the national flag carrier will issue shares to its existing stakeholders to raise its charter capital. SCIC would represent the Government, which owns 86% of the national flag carrier, to buy the shares.

Thanh said Vietnam Airlines is drawing up the share issuance plan, which will be submitted to the State Securities Commission of Vietnam for consideration, and working with SCIC to determine the issue price.

According to the SCIC leader, to determine the issue price, Vietnam Airlines and SCIC have to evaluate the carrier’s enterprise value, which is based on its business plan for the next at least five years.

“The Covid-19 pandemic is still developing complicatedly globally, making it hard to determine Vietnam Airlines’ business plan. We cannot evaluate the carrier’s enterprise value without the business plan,” Thanh said.

SCIC has selected a world-renowned audit firm to help evaluate the enterprise value of Vietnam Airlines. SCIC is also working with the airline, the Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises and other relevant agencies to ensure effective, careful and lawful investment in Vietnam Airlines.

Source: https://english.thesaigontimes.vn/80183/scic-to-invest-vnd8-trillion-in-vietnam-airlines.html