In the afternoon of November, 4th, there was a meeting of Provincial People’ Committee at the office of Dong Nai province in order to listen consulting company presenting ideas and proposal of planning on Dong Nai province for 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.

There was attendance of Member of the Party Central Committee, Provincial Party Secretary – Mr. Nguyen Hong Linh; Deputy Provincoal Party Secretary, the Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee – Mr. Cao Tien Dung and leaders of Departments, industries. Consulting company is McKinsey & Company, sponsor company formulating Provincial Planning as Sai Gon Telecommunication and Technologies Corporation (Saigontel).

Overview of the meeting

On 14/7/2020, Dong Nai province finished its task on formulation of planning and approved by the Prime Minister under Decision No. 1016/QD-TTG. For implementation, the Provincial People’s Committee has approved the planning estimate of Dong Nai province for the period of 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050 with a total cost estimate of more than 75 billion Vietnam Dong.

At the meeting, McKinsey stated that Dong Nai province has strong growth momentum and has a lot of potentioal to boost growth in the future. Firstly, the province has strategic location, Long Thanh airport project in progress; simultaneously, there are existing industrial centers with 32 industrial parks in operation, 6 industrial parks under planning, etc. In the sector of investment attraction, Dong Nai is achieving good results compared to many provinces across the country. The province also has clear goals and directions, increasing GRDP in the future, the period of 2020-2025 is forecasted at 8.5%. In 2020, the industry – construction sector contributes to 60% to GDP 2020 and 8.9% to the compound annual growth.

McKinsey’s representative said that its approach to formulation of Dong Nai provincial planning shall include making a proposed roadmap for provincial planning, presening a project plan and preparing a provincial planning report. Total estimated time of planning consultation is over 36 weeks. McKinsey will also mobilize an team of experienced experts to coordinate the implementation.

Member of the Party Central Committee, Provincial Party Secretary of Dong Nai province – Mr. Nguyen Hong Linh said at the meeting: “We need an experienced consultant to help Dong Nai province not only be rich in economy but also become a land with the best life for people. Simultaneously, the potentials of Dong Nai province must be exploited in the most effective way to serve the society, with right functions and purposes. Breifly, I want the provincial planning to ensure three goals: the first is to ensure economic value – The second is to serve people – The third is to maximize the potential of Dong Nai province”. 

Leaders of Dong Nai province attended the meeting

Mr. Cao Tien Dung – Deputy Provincial Party Secretary, the Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee also stated: “With good provincial planning, we will have a way, a complete development strategy in the future, with a vision for the whole region, international connection, simultaneously create resilience in the internal strength of the province”. Departments and industries also shared the mentioned above opinions.

Leaders of Dong Nai province said that they will consider and discuss more on contributed opinions of consulting company. The meeting ended at 15pm on the same day.

It is known that McKinsey is the first global strategic consulting company in Vietnam with many experience, being in charge of many projects on formulation of provincial planning in provinces such as: Quang Ninh, Ha Giang, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Binh Thuan, Quang Binh, etc.

Communication Department

In the afternoon of the date October 21^st, Thai Nguyen Provincial People’s Committee organized a Conference of listening report of status and result to implement digital social foundation in the province and “ThaiNguyen ID” application. Accordingly, Saigontel-NGS alliance basically completed digital social foundation of Thai Nguyen province and prepare to apply “ThaiNguyen ID” applicatin on CH play and Appstore, for actual users from October , 31st.

Mr. Trinh Viet Hung – the Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Provicnial Committee Secretary, Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee participated and guided the Conference. There was attendance of leaders of relevant departments, industries relevant of the province; the alliance of Saigontel-NGS.

The Chairman of Thai Nguyen Provincial People’s Committee – Mr. Trinh Viet Hung spoke at the Conference

The Department of Information and Communications and relevant departments, industries combinated with the alliance of Saigontel-NGS conducted the implementation of the Provincial People’s Committee on devlopment of digital social foundation, from May, 19^th to today to develop and complete “ThaiNguyen ID” application – mobile application that focuses on employees. The application is developed towards a connection channel between employees, employers and the large digital information of Thai Nguyen province.

The application is used by Saigontel-NGS with the most advanced technologies and outstanding functions such as: electronic identification technology, authetic identification of residents’ accuracy, etc. The application is opened to the online public service website of Thai Nguyen province so that users can look up details of all administrative procedures of the province. Particularly, integrated application of a map of human resources of Thai Nguyen province, provide information on workforce under each locality in the proince; total male/female labors, number of labors with qualification/certificate, number of employees and number of unemployees, etc.

Demo of "ThaiNguyen ID" application

At the conference, the companies asked the Provincial People’s Committee to guide the establishment of Working group to connect, deploy, test and operate ThaiNguyen ID application; enacted dispatch official allowing ThaiNguyen ID to be uploaded on the digital social platform system and deployed to users on the mobile platform. It is known that the priority subjects for testing are workers in industrial parks, then it will be extended to all citizens in the province.  

Mr. Trinh Viet Hung – Chairman of Thai Nguyen Provincial People’s Committee emphasized the importance of implementing digital social platform and “ThaiNguyen ID” application, simultaneously he stated this is one of important solutions to gradually improve social index of the province.

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On October, 22^nd, Long An Provincial People’s Committee organized a conference of listening opinions to complete the provincial planning for 2021-2030 period, vision to 2050. In the conference, there was attendance of leaders of departments, industries of Long An province, consulting company McKinsey & Company Vietnam Limited, sponsor of formulation of provincial planning (Saigon Technologies and Telecommunication (Saigontel), Northwest Saigon City Development Corporation (SCD), VinaCapital Group (VCG), and Long An Business Association, other real estate enterpreneurs.

Overview of the Conference

It is known that the task of formulation of Long An provincial planning report for 2021-2030 period, vision to 2050 approved by the Prime Minister. Consulting agreement of formulation of planning signed on 02/3/2021, until now, after 7 months putting in implementation, such consulting agreement is conducting phase 3, basically complete all of planning content.

At the conference, Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc – Provincial Party Committee Secretary, Chairman of Provincial People’s Council highly appreciated the active and posstive of thr Council of formulation of provincial planning, the combination of lcoal departments, industries with the consulting company – McKinsey & Company and the sponsor company (Saigontel and VinaCapital, SCD) to develop the planning draft.

Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc also suggested the Provincial People’s Committee takes opinions of experts, top industry and sector experts; simultaneously he suggested that the consulting company analyzes the strengths, weaknesses, oppoturnities and threatens to highlight the advantages of Long An.

On the side of Saigontel – as a co-sponsor for the formulation of Long An provicial planning with many experiences in construction sectors, industrial parl development and attracting industrial park investment, Ms. Nguyen Cam Phuong – General Director of the company had many feedbacks in this conference. All of her feedback related to the focus on developing reesidential house for workers in industrial parks through social residential house, increasing land bank in industrial parks. In addition, Ms. Nguyen Cam Phuong also said that the consulting companies must supplement experts for industrial parks, and strategy of connecting regions with surrounding provinces such as Long An, Dong Nai, HCMC; industrial park model must be set up amd developed; simultaneously the human resource need to be focused and developed after Covid-19 pandemic, etc.

At the conference, there was attendance of the Chairman of Long An Provincial People’s Committee, Chairman of the Council of the formulation of provincial planning – Mr. Nguyen Van Ut also asked the consulting company, Department of Investment and Planning, local departments, industries to focus on implementing the set forth contents; simultaneously he suggested the consulting company to research and receive opinions of participants in the conference regarding the formulation of Long An provincial planning to be effective and appropriate with the set forth orientation of the province.

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Communication Department

In the morning of September, 10th, 2021, Long An Provincial People’s Committee solemnly organized a ceremony of issuing investment policy and establishment of Nam Tan Tap Industrial Park under decision No. 9267/QD-UBND to Saigontel Long An Company Limited, a member of Saigon Telecommunication and Technologies Corporation (Saigontel).

Nam Tan Tap Industrial Park is 1 of 35 industrial parks belong to development plan of industrial parks of Long An province, investment policy approved by the Government, simultaneously approved the investor with total area of about 244,74 hectares in Tan Tap commune, Can Giuoc district. Accordingly, Saigontel Long An Company Limited is an investor assuming responsibilities for investing, constructing and doing business on infrastructural structure with total investment capital more than 2,590 billion Vietnam dong.

With the investment flow transforming in the global scope, promoting investment and development project of industrial infrastructure such as Nam Tan Tap is not only a step for the investment of Saigontel in Long An, the program also state that the dedication of local leaders in investment attraction and the determination to become “friendly and effective investment destination”.

At the ceremony, a leader of Long An province also gave flowers to the former President - Mr. Truong Tan Sang and the former Permanent Deputy Prime Minister - Mr. Truong Hoa Binh for their supporting Long An province in investment promotion. 

Ms. Nguyen Cam Phuong - General Director of Saigontel Long An Company Limited, representative of the investor of Nam Tan Tap Industrial Park (middle) received investment certificate.

The decision ceremony has the attendance of Mr. Truong Tan Sang - the former President; Mr. Truong Hoa Binh - the former Permanent Deputy Prime Minister; Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc - Long An Provincial Party Secretary; Mr. Nguyen Van Ut– the Chairman of Long An Provincial People’s Committee and the former leaders of departments and industries of Long An province. On the side of the company receives decision Ms. Nguyen Cam Phuong - General Director of Saigontel Long An Company Limited and Saigon Telecommunication and Technologies Corporation.

At the ceremony, all of attendants spent time on looking back the effort of leaders, entrepreneurs and local residents in pandemic prevention process, ensuring safety for residents and maintain targeted economic development goals. Mr. Nguyen Van Ut - Chairman of Long An Provincial People’s Committee said “Long An set forth the goal until 2030, vision to 2050 that it will become innovation hub together with a key economic zone in the South and Mekong Delta region. The projects given investment policy such as Nam Tan Tap Industrial Park is a specific demonstration for strategic development of the province.

With Saigontel’s experience and ability of investment promotion, at the beginning of the year 2021, Nam Tan Tap Industrial Park has attracted investors from Korea, Taiwan, USA, China, etc. in investment interest and study due to its convenient geographical location (located in the T-junction of Soai Rap and Rach Cat rivers, adjacent to 830 provincial street, connecting Long An international port, etc.) for the logistic service development, warehouse, manufacturing and processing production industry, etc.

Nam Tan Tap Industrial Park Perspective

The orientation in the future, Saigontel Long An Company Limited and Saigontel shall quickly conduct site clearance and compensation to willingly hand over land for investors in 2022. Especially focus on high-tech industry and production aspects, supporting industry, mechanical engineering, electronics component manufacture, processing industry; green industry projects, clean energy projects, renewable energy; Construction and completion supply and drainage works; logistics, high quality service belonged to Long An international port;

The ceremony remarked a stable starting for the development of Saigontel in province in the future, actively contributing to change the development of Long An province in Mekong Delta region, as well as gradually upgrade its competitive capacity of the province in the country.

On 22/9/2021, in New York city, in General Discussion section of the 76th United Nations General Assembly, the President - Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomed and witnessed the signing ceremony of investment cooperation agreement between Quantum Group (USA) and joint name of Kinh Bac City Development Holding Corporation and Saigon Telecommunication and Technologies Corporation belonged to Saigon Invest Group.

The President Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the meeting of Quantum Group (USA) and representative of Saigon Telecommunication and Technologies Corporation - Chairman Dang Thanh Tam and Kinh Bac City Development Holding Corporation

Quantum Group is a leading multidisciplinary group in America and Europe currently managing many investment funds and companies investing in sectors of oil and gas, energy, transportation infrastructure, airport, seaport, telecommunications, medical and high technology.

In case successful relationship between joint name of SGT-KBC and Quantum, it will open up a foreign direct investment into project chain with total value up to USD 20 to 30 billion in many sectors. Quantum focuses on investing in Vietnam into many inportant projects such as Long Son Gas Power Plant (about USD 5 billion); investment projects with long-term vision such as: Long Son port, industrial park (including gas port to supply to industrial park and household in the future).

Quantum Group also expressed to have a big investment in Logistics Hub Ba Ria Vung Tau and construct a railway connecting this province to Dong Nai, Binh Duong, HCMC; the North Logistics of Vietnam from Lang Son to Hanoi and Hai Phong. In addition, this group also plan to invest and construct infrastructure, telecommunications, industrial real estate, financial investment and Vietnam’s stock market.

Accordingly, the joint name SGT - KBC shall focus on speeding up site clearance and completing infrastructure of ít industrial parks to create land bank and essential service ready to provide to investors. Especially, the parties shall mutually promote the transfer of domestic vaccine production technology and develop new treatment methods combining between Western medicine, traditional medicine and biochemistry (including energy medicine) and eutrophication (an Indian form of medicine that combines nutrition).

At the ceremony, the President Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomed Quantum Group, SGT-KBC joint name having cooperation agreements to implement many large-scale investment projects in Vietnam. Simultaneously, the President highly appreciated Quantum Group with its long-term and strategic projects inVietnam, especially projects in sectors of hi-tech industry and production, some of important infrastructure sectors.

At the ceremony, the President Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomed Quantum Group, SGT-KBC joint name had cooperation agreements to implement many large-scale investment projects in Vietnam

The President also suggested relevant Ministries supported Quantum and SGT-KBC joint name to successfully implement investment projects in Vietnam. Accordingly, Vietnam will create favorable conditions on procedures process, business environment to attract investment. Simultaneously, the President believes that the joint name has rich experience, capacity and achievements in many years, its new projects shall continue to achieve new successes in the future.

On the 22nd of September, Long An Provincial People’s Committee enacted Decision No. 9267/QĐ-UBND regarding the establishment of Nam Tan Tap Industrial Park located in Tan Tap commune, Can Giuoc district, Long An province. Accordingly, Nam Tan Tap is established with the following contents:

1. Project title: INVESTMENT IN CONSTRUCTION AND BUSINESS OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN NAM TAN TAP INDUSTRIAL PARK

2. Area:Total area of the industrial park is 244,74 hectares.

3. Location: Tan Tap commune, Can Giuoc district, Long An province

4. Investor:   SAIGONTEL LONG AN COMPANY LIMITED

5. Total investment capital of project: VND 2.590.422.000.000 (Two thousand five hundred ninety billion four hundred and twenty-two million Vietnam dong).

6. Duration of operation of the Project on infrastructure development of industrial park: 50 years from the date of approval of investment policy.

7. Form of organization and management of industrial park:Nam Tan Tap is organized and operated under regulation at Decree No. 82/2018/NĐ-CP dated 22/5/2018 of the Government regarding on managing industrial park and economic zone.

Long An Provincial People’s Committee also assigned Economic Zone Authority to guide Saigontel Long An Company Limited to implement investment in construction of Nam Tan Tap Industrial Park in accordance with regulations at Decree No. 82/2018/NĐ-CP dated 22/5/2018 of the Government; simultaneously, to assume responsibilities to chair, coordinate with relevant Departments, agencies for implementing fully contents of the Prime Minister at Article 2, Decision No. 1420/QĐ-TTg dated 20/8/2021 and other documents of the competent state.

It is known that on the 20th of August, Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh signed a Decision on approving the policy of investment in infrastructure construction and business of Nam Tan Tap Industrial Park.

The full text of the decision as follows:

On September, 22nd, Quang Nam Provincial People’s Committee enacted Official Dispatch No. 2707/QĐ-UBND regarding decision on approving the policy of investment and investors of the project “Investment in construction and business of technical infrastructure of Dong Phu industrial cluster”. This project is invested by Tay Da Nang Investement and Construction Joint Stock Company and Saigon Telecommunication and Technologies Corporation (Saigontel). As to yet, the project has achieved results as attached document.

Accordingly, Quang Nam Provincial People’s Committee approved the investors of the mentioned above project as Tay Da Nang Investement and Construction Joint Stock Company. Some information of the project:

1. Project title: INVESTMENT IN CONSTRUCTION AND BUSINESS OF TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF DONG PHU INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER

2. Project goals: Synchronously and completely invest in infrastructure and functional zone to sublease land, collect fees of infrastructure use.

3. Project scale:Land use area is about 45 hectares.

4. Project investment capital: VND 200.000.000.000 (two hundred billion Vietnam dong), of which the contributed capital of investor is VND 50 billion, accounting for 25% of the total investment capital; Mobilized capital: VND 150 billion, accounting for 75% of the total investment capital.

5. Project’s duration of operation: 50 years, from the date the Decision is approved by Quang Nam Provincial People’s Committee

6. Project location: Dong Phu village, Dai Hiep commune, Dai Loc district.

7. Basic construction progress and putting the work into operation: From June, 2021 to December, 2023: Carry out procedures on investment, land, construction, environment, fire prevention and fighting, compensation, site clearance, leveling, complete technical infrastructure system. From January, 2024: Starting to put into operation and business.

According to decision, Quang Nam Provincial People’s Committee also assigned responsibilities to Tay Da Nang Company and related agencies, departments in implementing of the investment project./.

The full text of the decision as follows:

At 14:00 PM on the 10th of September, at Tan An City Party Hall, an on line conference was held to approve ideas, tasks of central urban planning, highlight works in Tan An city. Accordingly, representatives of consulting companies presented planning planning projects, works project and proposed ideas for urban-service area at ward 5 and Huong Tho Phu commune; Vam Co Tay riverside urban area - ward 5 and Huong Tho Phu commune.

On the side of provincial leaders, there was attendance of Provincial Party Secretary, Chairman of Provincial People’s Council - Nguyen Van Duoc; Permanent Provincial Party Deputy Secretary - Nguyen Thanh Hai; Provincial Party Deputy Secretary, Chairman of Provincial People’s Committee - Nguyen Van Ut; Vice Chairman of Provincial People’s Council - Mai Van Nhieu; Vice Chairman of Provincial People’s Committee - Nguyen Minh Lam.

On the side of the planning sponsor, there was attendance of Ms. Nguyen Cam Phuong – General Director of Long An Development Invest Joint Stock Company (LADIC). There was also attendance of consulting company Newlife.

Overview of the conference

At the conference, Permanent City Committee of the Party reported the process of approving ideas, tasks of planning central urban areas, highlight works of Tan An city.

Service-urban area at ward 5 and Huong Tho Phu commune has an area of 60,2 hectares. This project plays a role as a highlight urban area of the city, as a center of public space combined between history, culture - landscape and nature; simultaneously as a central park, trade and service, utility areas, independent and synchronous infrastructure system and technical infrastructure corridor, river corridors.

Perspective of service-urban area project at ward 5 and Huong Tho Phu commune

Vam Co Tay riverside urban area - ward 5 and Huong Tho Phu commune has an area of 36,7 hectares. This project located at an important location, highlight urban area in Vam Co Tay river, as a public service center, commercial service center, urban entertainment - tourism service. Simultaneously, it is a modern residential area combined with high-rise and adjacent commerce - commerce as well as landscape park and entertainment along with Vam Co Tay river.

Perspective of Vam Co Tay riverside urban area project at ward 5 and Huong Tho Phu commune

Consulting companies also presented planning projects and works project at the aforesaid urban areas. The planning idea of Long An Development Invest Joint Stock Company highly approved and supported by leaders of Long An province.

On June, 16th at Long An Provincial People’s Committee, Nhat Tam Investment and Service Joint Stock Company reported project of Long An Garbage proposal plant to the provincal leaders. This is a project to treat domestic and industrial waste in accordance with the management of solid waste (CTR) and domestic solid waste (CTRSH) of Long An province, with high feasibility and efficiency.

Attending the meeting, on the side of Long An province, there were Mr. Nguyen Van Ut - Provincial Party Deputy Secretary, Chairman of Long An provincial People’s Committee and representatives of departments, boards and industries.

Representative of Nhat Tam Investment and Service Joint Stock Company ( a member company of SAIGIONTEL GROUP), Ms. Nguyen Cam Phuong - Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Overview of the meeting

Modern waste treatment technology

At the meeting, Mr. Pham The Truong - General Director of Nhat Tam company said that the construction project of Long An garbage disposal plant had evaluated for preliminary feasibility and supported from Korea International Cooperation Agency - KOICA in Vietnam.

Technology of Nhat Tam company does not burn garbage to generate electricity like others current waste treatment plants, it will thoroughly resolve long-term underground landfills and daily-life waste, simultaneously take advantage of organic fertilizer created by trash to bring benefits for local agriculture.

CTRSH treatment system of Nhat Tam is chosen from 6 technologies (integrated from patents, technology certificates)

All treatment plants are 95% automation. After treatment processing, the plant will recover 2 main products. Firstly, inorganic products turned to combustion fuel. Secondly, remaining organic products from from humus to be used as fertilizer to serve fields, crops, after harvests it will become combustion fuel.

Patents of CTRSH system – Long An Garbage Disposal Plant

High efficiency

With a total construction area of about 1.650 -1.700 hectares, the project has a closed model of agriculture, industry, energy creating mutually complementary value chain. The project is expected to solve the waste problem in the province in case the volume of waste is increasing and the former methods shall not satisfy the requirements.

Technology helps to thoroughly handle the environmental pollution problem, minimizing the landfill area. In addition, Long An Garbage Disposal Plant shall supply electricity to the natioanl grid, contributing to social-economic development, contributing to the budget and reduce electricity load for the locality. The project also creates jobs for 2.000 workers.

It is estimated that with 600 tons of garbage per day, Long An garbage disposal plant shall creat 90 tons of microbiological fertilizer per day, such amount of fertilizer is enough for 1.600-1800 hectares of high-quality crops. The total generating capacity is 50MW.

The technology og Long An Garbage Disposal Plant shall thoroughly handle the environmental pollution problem, minimizing the landfill area

Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Van Ut – Long An Provincial Deputy Party Secretary, Chairman of Long An Provincial People’s Committee highly appreciated the report on the Long An garbage disposal plant of Nhat Tam company. He said:” Generally, the demand for scrap burning is really suitable for the situation of Long An provinve. Especially, infrastructure of Long An has not satisfied the large amount of garbage. However, the provine shall consider further as well as study more about the land bank of the province.”

(Communication department quoted verbatim as follows)

Dear the Board of Directors

Da Nang is one of the cities heavily affected by the pandemic. Overcoming many obstacles, Bau Tram social housing project implemented by SGU continues to carry out and it is expected to be topped out at the end of this year.

It is not only enough legal procedures to implement the project, on June, 17th, 2021 Da Nang Department of Construction approved selling price for all 1.549 apartments in phase 1 including 4 blocks of the project.

After the process of research and negotiation: Today, the Board of Directors officially signed agreement with partner to sell all 274 commercial apartments with the value of VND 283.7 billion. The Board of Directors of SGU will continue to sell remaining 1.275 apartments at the end of this year, promising to bring great revenue for the company.

Not only that, it is expected that in early September, the Company will continue to break ground and deploy phase 2 with 6 blocks, total number of 1.809 apartments and will open for sell in the early next year. Bringing revenue and stable jobs in the following years.

SGU aims and determines to complete the handover and put into use the first 1.549 apartments in early August, 2022.

Some overview pictures of phase 1 of the project:

Pictures of construction on the works site on August, 12th, 2021