On January 11^st, 2021, at the headquarters of the Thai Nguyen Party Committee, a meeting and working session took place between leaders of Thai Nguyen Provincial People's Committee and leaders of Saigon Telecommunication & Technologies Corporation (SAIGONTEL).

On the province’s leader, there were the attendance of Ms. Nguyen Thanh Hai - Member of the Party Central Committee, the Provincial Party Committee Secretary, Head of the Provincial Delegation of the National Assembly, Mr. Trinh Viet Hung - Provincial Party Committee Deputy Secretary, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, and representatives of the standing committee of the provincial Party Committee and representatives of a number of related departments.

On behalf of SAIGONTEL, there was the participation of Mr. Dang Thanh Tam - Chairman; Ms. Nguyen Cam Phuong - General Director of SAIGONTEL and representatives of the company's leaders.

Morning meeting on January 11^st, 2021 at the headquarters of the Provincial Party Committee 

At the meeting, SAIGONTEL leadership proposed to provide financial support for Thai Nguyen province to develop the provincial plan for the period of 2021 - 2030 (with a vision to 2050). In addition, SAIGONTEL also commits to sponsor digital transformation planning and portal for Thai Nguyen province. At the same time, SAIGONTEL also wishes to invest in the formation and development of a number of industrial clusters and industrial parks in the southern region of the province.

Speaking at the meeting, Ms. Nguyen Thanh Hai, Provincial Party Committee Secretary appreciated and thanked SAIGONTEL in supporting the province in socio-economic development for the company's proposal on business support for the province to make planning for the period of 2021 - 2030 (with a vision to 2050). The Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee agreed and evaluated this as a meaningful support, contributing to the completion of the provincial planning.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hai, Member of the Party Central Committee, Provincial Party Committee Secretary, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation spoke at the meeting 

At the meeting conclusion, the Provincial Party Committee Secretary asked the Provincial People's Committee to direct the Departments, Boards and Branches to closely coordinate with SAIGONTEL to deploy support to ensure timely and in accordance with the law for the proposals related to investment in industrial, urban, tourism and spiritual zones in the province in the future. The province is committed to always accompanying and creating favorable conditions for businesses to implement, bringing benefits to both investors and localities.

Link to Thai Nguyen Newspaper: http://m.baothainguyen.vn/tin-tuc/thi-s-trong-tnh/cam-ket-phoi-hp-cung-doanh-nghip-phat-trin-280369-205.html

Communication Department.

In the morning of April 19^th 2021, the session "Orientation for the high-tech economic zones development" was successfully organized at Thong Nhat Hall, Long An province. This is an international cooperation program to attract investment organized by Long An province, under SAIGONTEL’s initiative. After the discussion, the participating organizations have made many important signings.

On the side of the Central leadership, there was attendance of Mr. Truong Hoa Binh - Standing Deputy Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Mr. Cao Huy - Vice Chairman of Government Office.

On the Korean side, there was attendance of Mr. Park Noh-wan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea in Vietnam; Mr. Cho Han Deog – Country Director of KOICA Vietnam Office; together with representatives of the Korean Federation in Vietnam, Korea Chamber of Business in Vietnam KORCHAM; typical Korean investment groups such as: SK, Samsung, Lotte, Hanwha, Shinhan, Nice Info and technology corporations, multinational corporations including: Microsoft, Dell EMC, Nvidia; S.A.P, SIEMENS, ControlS, etc.

On the side of Long An province’s Leaders, there was attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc - Member of the Party Central Committee, Provincial Party Secretary; Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Mr. Pham Van Ranh - Former member of the Party Central Committee, former Provincial Party Secretary, Former Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hai - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Committee; Standing Deputy Provincial Party Secretary, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and members of the Standing Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the People's Council, Provincial People's Committee and leaders of departments, industries and districts, towns and cities.  

On the side of Saigon Invest Group - the organization that initiated this session, there was attendance of Mr. Dang Thanh Tam - Chairman of Group, Chairman of SAIGONTEL.

Long An's development potential from the delegates’perspective

Speaking in front of more than 150 delegates and guests, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh stated: "The provincial advantages have brought a high development to Long An province in recent years, people's lives are getting better and better. Long An needs to exploit and promote the potential of the province and pay attention to invest in infrastructure connection as well as expand industrial parks, industrial zones, seaports to create favorable conditions for Enterprises."

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh also said: "Long An is a dynamic locality with an open investment environment. Long An completely has the advantage of developing a high-tech economy to achieve the goals set by the province. Therefore, Long An needs to get experts and enterprises ‘opinions to contribute to the development of the province's high-tech economy.”

Mr. Truong Hoa Binh - Permanent Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam delivered a speech 

Also at the session, Mr. Park Noh Wan - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea in Vietnam highly appreciated the development potential of Long An province. At the same time, Mr. Park Noh Wan also expressed his interest and desire to cooperate and invest in Long An province in the near future.

Following Mr. Park Noh Wan’s speech, Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc – Long An Provincial Party Secretary shared: "The competitiveness index of Long An province is always in the top of the country, the province always gives priority for investors to cooperate. At the same time, the province also wants to attract investment in key markets today, especially Korea, the United States, and India; striving to become the most developed high-tech and information technology economy in the Mekong Delta.

Mr. Dang Thanh Tam - Chairman of Saigon Invest Group mentioned on the investment environment in Long An that: "There is no province providing short time to grant investment licenses and create favorable conditions for enterprises as quickly as Long An. Therefore, Long An's development indicators are getting increasing, I think that Long An province has very favorable conditions for developing high-tech economic zones. Saigon Invest Group will assist Long An province in attracting foreign investment. We have experience in this field and up to now, Saigon Invest Group (SGI) has attracted more than 2 billion USD dollars into Vietnam, typically high-tech projects of LG, Samsung, etc."

Mr. Dang Thanh Tam - Chairman of Saigon Invest Group (SGI), Chairman of SAIGONTEL spoke 

Session on development orientation of high-tech economic zone

The program was followed by a discussion session of Long An province and strategic consulting units as well as the leading information technology corporations in Vietnam and the world. On the side of Long An province, there were attendance of Mr. Huynh Van Son - Director of the Department of Planning and Investment of Long An province; Mr. Nguyen Ba Luan - Director of the Department of Information and Communications of Long An province; Mr. Tran Long - Director of BIDV's Foreign Corporate Customer Department; Mr. Bui Dao Thai Truong - General Director of Roland Berger Vietnam; Mr. Hoang Van Ngoc - Director of Viettel IDC; Ms. Pham Tu Uyen – Director of Ciad Microsoft; Mr. Nguyen Hong Viet - Executive Director of SAP Vietnam (Germany).

Mr. Huynh Van Son - Director of the Department of Planning and Investment of Long An province said that Long An province will set out actions and tasks oriented to 2030. The province will also promote site clearance and increase investment infrastructure, training CLC human resources. Accordingly, Mr. Son also said that Long An province will cooperate with SAIGONTEL and investors and enterprises to attract investment to the province.

Mr. Huynh Van Son - Director of the Department of Planning and Investment of Long An province shared at the session 

At the session, Mr. Nguyen Ba Luan - Director of the Department of Information and Communications of Long An province affirmed: Long An province is very determined in the digital transformation (vision to 2030) and considers digital transformation as a revolution. Long An province will invest strongly in the information technology field as well as refer to the introduction of digital infrastructure solutions in IT with clear goals.

Sharing with the guests participating in the discussion, Mr. Bui Dao Thai Truong - General Director of Roland Berger Viet Nam emphasized that Roland Berger will provide a specific roadmap to implement the right digital transformation consulting services in Long An province complying with the Ministry’s standard for the citizens, for enterprises, for society and for the economy.

Mr. Hoang Van Ngoc, Director of Viettel IDC, stated that digital transformation needs to be done at all three levels: digital government, digital society, and digital economy. Viettel IDC is ready to accompany the Department of Information and Communications to map out a roadmap to build infrastructure for smart cities, high-tech zones and solutions for Enterprises.

After the session, Long An Provincial People's Committee - SAIGONTEL - and partners in units and enterprises conducted the Signing Ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding.

Accordingly, Saigon Telecommunication & Technologies Corporation (SAIGONTEL) signed the following minutes: Memorandum of Understanding "Sponsoring for digital transformation consulting services between Long An Province - SAIGONTEL", Contract of "Supplying consulting service on digital transformation” between Long An province - SAIGONTEL - Roland Berger; signing a memorandum of Understanding for corporation between Long An Provincial People's Committee - SAIGONTEL – VNPAY. Through memorandum of Understanding for corporation, SAIGONTEL commits to accompany the province Long An province, supporting the province to develop strongly in digital transformation, bringing Long An province into a high-tech economic region in accordance with the orientation and goals set out in the program.

Signing ceremony of the contract to provide digital transformation consulting services between Long An province - SAIGONTEL - Roland Berger 

Signing ceremony of memorandum of understanding for cooperation in Long An province - SAIGONTEL – VNPAY 

Signing ceremony of cooperation between Long An province and SMBL company 

Leaders of Long An province gave flowers to the units that signed the cooperation

The session program "Orientation for the high-tech economic zones development" took place successfully. The program opens up opportunities for cooperation and investment attraction from foreign corporations and enterprises, especially Korea - a country with advanced and modern developed information technology. Along with that, this is also an opportunity for SAIGONTEL to demonstrate its development capacity in the telecommunications - technology field. At the same time, attracting Korean investment to Long An province will create steps for SAIGONTEL's industrial park projects invested in the locality.

Ms. Nguyen Cam Phuong - General Director of SAIGONTEL (2^nd position from left side) took a photo with Mr. Truong Hoa Binh - Permanent Deputy Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, representatives of Long An province and the Korean Ambassador 

Communication Department

In the afternoon of November 18^th, at the office of Thai Nguyen Provincial Party Committee, there was a meeting and working session between leaders of Thai Nguyen Provincial Party Committee and leaders of Saigon Telecommunication & Technologies Corporation (SAIGONTEL)

On behalf of the provincial leadership, there were the participation of Ms. Nguyen Thanh Hai, member of the Party Central Committee, Provincial Party Committee Secretary, Head of the Provincial Delegation of the National Assembly, Mr. Le Quang Tien, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and leaders’ representatives of relevant Departments, Boards and Branches.

On behalf of SAIGONTEL, there were the attendance of Ms. Nguyen Cam Phuong, General Director of SAIGONTEL along with representatives of the company's leadership.

Ms. Nguyen Thanh Hai, Member of the Party Central Committee, the Provincial Party Committee Secretary, Head of the Provincial Delegation of the National Assembly welcomed and worked with investors 

At the meeting, Ms. Nguyen Thanh Hai, Provincial Party Committee Secretary said that Thai Nguyen province will create favorable conditions for investors in the province and develop investment incentive policies to effectively implement projects in the province, especially for industrial development projects; contribute to the local socio-economic development.

The Leader’s representative of SAIGONTEL gave an overview of the company's operation in the recent years. At the same time, she hoped that the province would soon accept the investment policy so that the company could deploy the Phu Binh Industrial - Urban - Service Park project. The project has a survey area of ​​about 900 ha, located in the communes of Tan Ha, Luong Phu and Huong Son town (Phu Binh).

The meeting was summarized that Provincial Party Committee Secretary agreed on the policy for the project reported by the investor and pledged to create favorable conditions for the project to be implemented soon.

Link to Thai Nguyen Newspaper:

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 This afternoon, on November 3^rd, 2020, at the office of the Ba Ria Vung Tau Provincial Party Committee, there was a meeting and working session between the Leaders of the Ba Ria Vung Tau Provincial Party Committee and the Leaders of Saigon Telecommunication & Technologies Corportation (SAIGONTEL).

Mr.Pham Viet Thanh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Provincial Party Committee Secretary Session VI, term 2015-2020, continued to be elected to be Provincial Party Committee Secretary, Session VII, term 2020-2025, Mr. Nguyen Van Tho - Chairman of Ba Ria Vung Tau Provincial People's Committee for the term 2016 - 2021 and leaders representing departments, Boards and branches. On behalf of SAIGONTEL, there were the attendance of Mr. Dang Thanh Tam - Chairman of Saigon Invest Group (SGI) and also Chairman of SAIGONTEL together with the Management Board of SAIGONTEL.

Working session at the office of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Provincial Party Committee on November 3^rd, 2020 

At the meeting, Mr. Dang Thanh Tam briefly introduced the operation situation, income statement in the past years and the standing report of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Standing Provincial Party Committee on the proposed investment projects of SAIGONTEL. At the same time, it is committed to quickly deploying the Nam Vung Tau New Urban Area project.

On behalf of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province’s leaders Mr. Pham Viet Thanh, Provincial Party Committee Secretary highly appreciated the ideas in the company's planning projects. On the basis of natural conditions and current status, the planning project has come up with strategies in line with the development orientation of the province, exploiting the potential and advantages of the locality.

The meeting was summarized that Provincial Party Committee Secretary suggested that SAIGONTEL should actively coordinate with local departments, agencies and sectors in the process of project implementation to ensure progress, quality as well as socio-economic development efficiency of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province.

In the morning of May 6^th , 2021, there is a meeting took place at the Headquarters of Hai Duong Provincial People's Committee for the socialization and planning implementation of Hai Duong Province for the period of 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050.

On the side of Hai Duong province's leaders, the meeting was attended by Mr. Nguyen Duong Thai - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee as well as Chairman of the meeting, Vice Chairman of Hai Duong People's Committee, Directors of Departments: Planning and Investment, Finance, Construction, Natural Resources and Environment, Transport, Industry and Trade, Agriculture and Rural Development, Culture, Sports and Tourism, Provincial Military Command, Provincial Industrial Park Management Board; Provincial People's Committee’s Office Leaders.

On the side of SAIGONTEL, the meeting was attended by Ms. Nguyen Cam Phuong - General Director of the company and representatives of the Board of Directors, heads of departments o of the company and Mr. Bui Dao Thai Truong - Deputy General Director of Roland Berger in Southeast Asia region.

Overview of the meeting between SAIGONTEL, Roland Berger and leaders of Hai Duong province 

Leaders of Hai Duong People's Committee held this meeting with the aim of complying with the working regulations of the Provincial People's Committee to consider the Department of Planning and Investment’s proposal on the socialization implementation, budget sponsor “Planning of Hai Duong province for the period of 2021-2030, vision to 2050”.

Accordingly, the Hai Duong Provincial Planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, is designed to maximize its own potentials and outstanding strengths to develop Hai Duong into a modern industry, large-scale economy with aiming to become province under the central government.

According to the plan, Hai Duong will be restructured its economy towards green growth and digital transformation; innovation promotion, application of scientific and technological advances, mobilization and effectively use of all resources. Hai Duong will take on the role of a focal point for socio-economic exchanges between the Red River Delta area, the Hanoi Capital area, the Northern key economic area, the Northeast, the Northern coastal region and the whole country.

In recognition of the groups and individual’s contributions who have actively contributed to the Government Office's activities in the period 2015-2020, the Government Office solemnly organized a ceremony to award certificates of merit and a gratitude party at Government Office’s headquarters on March 10^th, 2021. Besides large corporations such as VNPT, Electricity, Oil and Gas, SunGroup, Masan, etc. SAIGONTEL was one of 28 units honored at the ceremony.

At the conference, the spirit of collectives, officials and civil servants of the units was highly appreciated and especially commended the spirit of the collective and individuals who have successfully completed the assigned tasks, contributing to the successful implementation of the political tasks of the Government Office in the period 2020-2025.

Mr. Mai Tien Dung, Minister - Head of Government Office awarded certificates of merit to Saigon Telecommunication & Technologies Corporation (SAIGONTEL) 

Image of Certificate of Merit for the SAIGONTEL collective that has made many positive contributions to the Government Office Trade Union's activities in the period 2015 – 2020 

In particular, also at the ceremony, Mr.Mai Tien Dung, Minister - Head of Government Office also presented a certificate of merit to Ms. NGUYEN CAM PHUONG, one of five outstanding individuals honored at the ceremony for her positive contribution, enthusiasm during the operation of the Government Office over the past time.

Image of Certificate of Merit for the individual Ms. Nguyen Cam Phuong - General Director of SAIGONTEL has made many positive contributions to the activities of the Government Office Trade Union in the period 2015 – 2020 

The year 2020, is a challenging year in the campaign to carry out the "dual tasks" in state management. It is impossible not to mention the contribution of the government office to achieve many impressive results like the past year.

In addition to successfully complete the general consulting task, control and reform of administrative procedures, the Government Office developed e-Government with many positive results, bringing practical effects; The Prime Minister's working group operates effectively, not afraid of collisions. These are the highlights and outstanding in the political task implementation of the Government Office in the recent years.

On April 2^nd, at the Government Headquarters, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomed Korean Ambassador Park No Wan, the Korea Chamber of Business in Vietnam and 5 leading Korean high-tech corporations to Vietnam for looking opportunities to increase investment in Vietnam in the near future. Accordingly, leading Korean corporations committed to invest 10 billion USD in Vietnam.

On Vietnamese side, there was the attendance of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and representatives of ministries - departments - branches. On Korean delegation side, there was the attendance of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea in Vietnam - Mr. Park Noh Wan as the head of the delegation; President of the Association of Koreans in Vietnam - Mr. Yoon Sang Ho; Head coach of the Vietnam national football team - Mr. Park Hang Seo; Chairman of KORCHAM Vietnam and leaders of typical Korean investment groups in Vietnam, including: Samsung; Daewoo; SK; Lotte; Hanwha. In which, SAIGONTEL is honored to be the only Vietnamese enterprise participating in the program, playing an important role in connecting the work program.

Photo source: Vietnam News Agency

Speaking at the meeting, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his pleasure to meet the Ambassador, typical Korean associations, corporations and Enterprises in Vietnam. The Vietnamese government is very pleased that many Korean corporations and enterprises are investing and doing business effectively in Vietnam. The Prime Minister believed that the Vietnam-Korea relations are increasingly close and that the Vietnamese Government will continue to support and create favorable conditions for Korean investors. The Prime Minister also affirmed special attention to investment attraction activities, especially investment of high-tech corporations into Vietnam.

Ambassador Mr. Park No Wan expressed thanks to the Prime Minister for warmly welcoming; and transferred the greetings from the President of the Republic of Korea to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The Ambassador emphasized that, in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic, Korea especially appreciates Vietnam for successfully controlling the epidemic and successfully realizing the dual goals. Korean enterprises investing in Vietnam are also very happy when Vietnam maintains a positive growth rate in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic spreading around the world.

Photo source: Vietnam News Agency

The Ambassador emphasized that next year, on the occasion of the two countries' 30th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations, Korea wishes to organize high-level delegation exchanges, promoting Vietnam-Korea relations to a higher level. Korea wants the Vietnamese Government to create favorable conditions to organize flights to bring Korean enterprises into Vietnam to promote business cooperation. Korean corporations’ Representatives also expressed their gratitude to the Vietnamese Government for always caring, supporting and creating favorable conditions for business activities; At the same time, he pledged to continue to increase investment by 10 billion USD in Vietnam and wished to continue receiving the support of the Government of Vietnam in the above investment expansion process.

Thanks to the opinions of the Korean Ambassador and Korean Enterprises, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his wishes that Korean corporations will be successful in Vietnam; and hoped that Korean Ambassador introduce more Korean high-tech enterprises and corporations to Vietnam for business cooperation.

Photo source: Vietnam News Agency

At the end of the meeting, both sides attended the party to appreciate the cooperation and strengthen the relationship between the two countries and the investment groups.

Once again, the close cooperation relationship between Vietnam - Korea affirms the potential to attract investment into Vietnam; at the same time, it opens up many opportunities for cooperation and development and creates favorable conditions for the development of industrial parks of SAIGONTEL GROUP in the near future.

On October 9^th, 2020, Management Board of Saigon Telecommunication & Technologies Corporation (SAIGONTEL) and the Management Board of Xuyen Moc District People's Committee had a field visit at the complex of industrial - urban - service park in Trang Due, Hai Phong with the aim of assessing the industrial park management capacity, investment attraction of Saigon Invest Group (SGI) and development orientation for the project "Xuyen Moc Industry - Urban - Service Complex". ” with a scale of 1,143 ha invested by SAIGONTEL.

SAIGONTEL’s Leader and Mr. Nguyen Hong Linh - Former Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province 

Currently, in Xuyen Moc district, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, SAIGONTEL is proposing to research and invest in the project "Xuyen Moc Industry - Urban - Service Complex" with a scale of 1,143 hectares. The model of the project is oriented to combine industrial and service development with urbanization, ensuring sustainable development for the locality. In this model, in addition to the functional area, which is an industrial production area, there are other functional areas such as: Research and Development Center (R&D), business development center, education, health care, entertainment to create a high-class living and working environment for experts and workers in the industrial park.

Accordingly, the delegation of Xuyen Moc District People's Committee selected the complex of industrial - urban - service park in Trang Due, Hai Phong, with a scale of more than 1000 hectares belonging to Saigon Invest Group (SGI) to survey investor's infrastructure investment capacity and investment attraction and at the same time study about investment attraction for large, branded corporations in the world.

SAIGONTEL leadership and the delegation of Xuyen Moc district at Trang Due Industry - Urban - Service Complex, Hai Phong 

The complex of Trang Due industrial - urban – service park in Hai Phong has been filled 100% by LG Electronics and leading high-tech investment satellite companies. This is the industrial park with the highest technology density and average investment rate not only in Hai Phong but also in the top of the country, about 21.5 million USD/ha, this is an impressive figure for anyone studying industrial investment and development in Vietnam. During the field trip, the delegation also visited LG Innotek's factory and expert service areas. On this occasion, SAIGONTEL also presented in detail the development model of Xuyen Moc Industry - Urban - Service Complex project in the direction of developing the type of "industry - urban - service" in association with the green, clean and environmentally friendly criteria.

The delegation of Xuyen Moc district came to visit and work at Trang Due Industry - Urban - Service Complex , Hai Phong 

Through the field trip, the district’s Management Board and the delegation highly appreciated the investment and industrial zone development capacity of Saigon Investment Group in general, SAIGONTEL in particular and was especially impressed with the development of Trang Due. The district’s Management Board also believed that the Xuyen Moc Industry - Urban - Service Complex project will also be a large-scale investment and development project under the investor's investment determination. At the same time, the project development will also contribute to solving the problem of workers' housing, cultural institutions and ensuring the workers’ life in the industrial park. Especially, the trend of building urban areas in industrial parks has not yet developed much and still has a lot of potential. This is the "fertile" land for SAIGONTEL to get the opportunity to make a strong breakthrough in the future.

Saigon Telecommunication & Technologies Corporation (SAIGONTEL), a member of Saigon Invest Group (SGI), sponsors socio-economic development planning for localities and proceeds to apply technology in investment, development of industrial - urban - service real estate.

January 9^th , 2021 at InterContinental Hotel, a conference titled "New Era" of Saigon Invest Group (SGI) was held with the participation of more than 200 guests who are local leaders, senior officials of consulates in Vietnam, foreign investment groups, banks, investment funds and senior leaders of member companies of Saigon Investment Group such as: SAIGONTEL GROUP, KBC, SHP, SGBG, VINATEXIN, SDN, SGH.

At the event, Chairman of Saigon Invest Group - Mr. Dang Thanh Tam shared that Vietnam is considered by economic experts as one of the few countries that will continue to grow in 2021 thanks to the advantage of Covid-19 pandemic well control, although other countries in the world are forecast to fall into recession. The successful building of the image of a "stable country - worth of living – worth of investing" has created a wave of investment shifting from large corporations to Vietnam in the near future. Mr. Tam also said that, in the face of unprecedented challenges like the past, Vietnam in general and Saigon Investment Group (SGI) in particular are ready to seize the opportunity and prepare the completed industrial land fund and infrastructure to welcome and provide comprehensive support services, creating favorable conditions for international investors.

Not only is the internal readiness, Saigon Invest Group contributes to the strategy of increasing Vietnam's competitiveness index compared to other Southeast Asian countries by funding socio-economic development planning costs in the period of 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050 for the provinces. At the conference, the Joint Venture of 2 member companies of SGI, SAIGONTEL and Northwest Saigon City Development Corporation (SCD), also conducted a signing ceremony to finance 100% of the cost of socio-economic development planning for Long An province based on the Prime Minister's decision approving the planning task.

The signing representative of Long An province was Mr. Nguyen Van Ut - Chairman of Long An People's Committee with the witness of Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc - Provincial Party Committee Secretary; Mr. Pham Tan Hoa - Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee and leaders of Departments such as Planning and Investment, Natural Resources and Environment; Construction, Finance; Industry and Trade, Transport and Head of Provincial Economic Zone Management Board.

On behalf of the joint venture of Saigon Invest Group, SAIGONTEL and SCD, there were Mr. Chairman of the Board of Directors of 2 companies - signed by representatives.

Long An is considered as a "bridge" connecting the Mekong Delta with the most "dynamic" city in the country, with synchronous transport infrastructure, favorable for economic growth. It is believed that, through the signing of this planning grant, it will help build a strategy to make Long An breakthrough to become the most developed province in the South in the coming time.

In addition to sponsoring socio-economic development planning for provinces, SAIGONTEL, a member of Saigon Investment Group, also has a strategic cooperation with MICROSOFT, the world's leading corporation in the software field. Information technology services and solutions, to move towards integrating the "digital transformation" planning into the socio-economic development planning, applying technology in state management and economic development for the localities.

At the conference, Ms. Phan Tu Quyen, representative of MICROSOFT Vietnam shared that "Digital transformation" has been and is a key task that is highlighted by the country in the process of improving the national competitiveness index. In order to realize the country's development aspirations, Vietnam needs to seize the opportunity to implement a faster and stronger digital transformation. And that is also the motivation for MICROSOFT - SAIGONTEL to form an alliance with its strategic partners to finance localities to implement "digital transformation" integrated with socio-economic development planning, towards the "smart city" model.

In parallel with funding for planning for localities, as a foundation for management activities and socio-economic development. SAIGONTEL - the representative of Saigon Investment Group (SGI) - also had a strategic cooperation agreement with the largest technology corporation in Korea, Bithumb Holdings, a large Korean technology corporation, to advance the application. technology into the development of industrial-urban - services real estate. Specifically, logistics, warehousing and high-tech production support services.

Bithumb Holdings is currently a major Korean technology corporation, ranked 4th globally in the field of mining, supporting and developing cryptocurrency transactions, information technology, blockchain technology and financial technology on the internet. all over the world. In Vietnam, Bithumb Holdings operates its investment activities through its member company, GoldBurger. GoldBurger's operations in Vietnam are part of Bithumb Holdings' investment strategy, which aims to apply technology to achieve Bithumb Holdings' global business value-added achievements through real estate investment projects in Vietnam.

Representative of Bithumb Holdings in Vietnam, Mr. Kim Moo Joong and representative of Saigon Telecommunication & Technologies Corporation (SAIGONTEL), Ms. Nguyen Cam Phuong officially performed the signing ceremony of strategic cooperation under the witness representatives of leaders of the two sides and guests attending the conference.

In this cooperation, Saigon Telecommunication & Technologies Corporation  (SAIGONTEL) will cooperate with Bithumb Holdings in Vietnam to jointly invest and build a supply chain of warehousing, logistics and support services. high-tech industry with intelligent technology application in exploitation and operation. Accordingly, SAIGONTEL will officially become a partner of Bithumbs, responsible for government relations and legal procedures to implement the Project in Vietnam. Bithumb Holdings will be responsible for investment and business. The two parties jointly established a joint venture company to jointly invest and develop the project.

The first day of the "New Decade" of Saigon Invest Group (SGI) opened with a series of strategic cooperation with a vision of 10 -30 years, opening an exciting new decade for a new, full of progress. opportunities and challenges. 2021 is an important year for Vietnam in general and Saigon Investment Group (SGI) in particular to join forces to "go to the big sea".

About SAIGONTEL

Saigon Telecommunication & Technologies Corporation  - SAIGONTEL (Headquarters: at Lot 46 Quang Trung Software Park, Tan Chanh Hiep Ward, District 12, Ho Chi Minh City) is a member of Saigon Invest Group- The leading investment group in Vietnam in developing industrial - urban - service complexes. Over the past 20 years, Saigon Invest Group (SGI) has successfully invested and developed more than 30 industrial - urban - service zones nationwide, typically: Complex of Trang Due (Hai Phong)urban and service industrial parks with more than 1,000 hectares, successfully attracting LG Group and satellite companies to invest in high technology up to more than 10 billion USD; The population of industrial parks and service towns in Bac Ninh has a scale of 2,000 hectares, typically Que Vo - Bac Ninh Industrial Park over 600 hectares has been completed, Dai Dong- Hoan Son Industrial Park with 400 hectares has been completed and is expanded and many other industries. With a total industrial land fund of more than 6,000 ha and 1,500 ha of other commercial real estate, SGI has quickly become a leading private corporation in the field of investment & development of industrial - urban -service area and has achieved many prestigious achievements and awards and is a member of the World Economic Forum.

About MICROSOFT

Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the world's leading corporation in the field of software, services and information technology solutions. For more than four decades, Microsoft has pioneered the world in revolutionizing the personal computer, helping people change the way people access, share information, change the way they work and manage their work.

Today Microsoft has completely changed globally and has become the largest open platform company in the world. In 2015, Microsoft was a $260 billion company, today it's $1.6 trillion. Over the past 5 years, under the leadership of the 3rd General Director of Microsoft, Mr. Satya Nakella, Microsoft has had a completely new mission: "Give the full power to organizations and individuals around the world to make Life becomes better."

About BITHUMB HOLDING

Bithumb Holdings is a large Korean technology corporation, operating in the field of mining, supporting and developing cryptocurrency transactions, information technology, blockchain technology and financial technology worldwide. In Vietnam, Bithumb Holdings operates its investment activities through its member company, GoldBurger's operations in Vietnam are part of Bithumb Holdings' investment strategy, which aims to apply technology to achieve Bithumb Holding's global business value-added achievements through real estate investment projects. products in Vietnam.

On March 16^th , 2021, the Department of Information and Communications of Thai Nguyen province organized the signing ceremony of the consulting contract to sponsor digital transformation consulting services for Thai Nguyen province with the Sponsor - Saigon Telecommunication & Technologies Corporation (SAIGONTEL) and strategic consulting partner Roland Berger Pte.Ltd Company (one of the top 3 prestigious strategic consulting groups in the world) with the aim of building a smart city smart in Thai Nguyen.

In the signing ceremony, there was attendance of representatives of Thai Nguyen Department of Information and Communications Mr. Do Xuan Hoa - Director of the Department of Information and Communications. On behalf of SAIGONTEL Company, there was the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Dang Khoa - Deputy General Director of Telecommunications Technology segment. On Roland Berger's side, there was the attendance of Mr. Bui Dao Thai Truong - Deputy General Director of Southeast Asia and the witness of Ms. Nguyen Cam Phuong - General Director of SAIGONTEL; Mr. Vo Chi Thanh - Chairman of the National Financial and Monetary Policy Advisory Council; Mr. Tang Ngoc Truong An - General Secretary of Vietnam's digital transformation ecosystem.

The parties carried out the signing ceremony

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Do Xuan Hoa - Director of the Department of Information and Communications sincerely thanked and highly appreciated SAIGONTEL's contributions to the province's socio-economic development over the past time, especially funding the entire fee for "digital transformation" implementation in the province with the aim of maximizing the effective implementation of the Prime Minister's Decision No. 749/QD-TTg dated June 3^rd , 2020 approving the "National digital transformation by 2025, with orientation to 2030" and Resolution No. 01-NQ/TU on "Thai Nguyen province's digital transformation program for the period of 2021 - 2025, with orientation to 2030".

Also at the Signing Ceremony, Mr. Bui Dao Thai Truong - Deputy General Director of Southeast Asia of Roland Berger consulting unit expressed his gratitude to the leaders of SAIGONTEL, the leaders of Thai Nguyen Department of Information and Communications for their trust and selection of the Company as the consulting unit for Digital Transformation" implementation. At the same time, the consulting unit Roland Berger affirmed that it will quickly start implementing the work under the signed contract.

Ms. Nguyen Cam Phuong - General Director of SAIGONTEL gave flowers to the parties

Previously, in January 2021, SAIGONTEL signed a memorandum of commitment to sponsor Thai Nguyen province for a socio-economic development plan for the period of 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2025. With the agreement of Thai Nguyen People's Committee and Thai Nguyen Department of Information and Communications, SAIGONTEL continues to be the sponsor and supporter for "digital transformation" implementation with IT application in state management, digital working environment implementation in the province in order to build a "smart city" following the world trend.

“Digital transformation” is one of the leading goals and a step for local socio-economic development in the coming time. With their resources and experience, the sponsor SAIGONTEL and the leading strategic consulting unit Roland Berger affirm to realize the goal of the province, bringing Thai Nguyen into one of the most modern economic and industrial centers in the Northern midland and mountain and the Hanoi Capital Region.

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