Defense leader works with Saigon Newport Corporation

Leaders of the Saigon Newport Corporation welcome the delegation.

The delegation was joined by representatives of the Departments of Plan and Investment, Finance, and Economy, and the Office of the Ministry of National Defense.

At the working session, Sr. Col. Ngo Minh Thuan, General Director of the Saigon Newport Corporation, briefed the delegation on business activities and defense land management of the company in 2021. He stressed that the corporation has completed both military-defense and business tasks with the overall revenue increasing by 5 percent compared to last year. The corporation also donated VND 140 billion to the Government’s COVID-19 Vaccine Fund and the COVID-19 prevention and control’s efforts. In the first quarter of 2022, the overall revenue increased by 2.1 percent in comparison to the same period last year.

Sr. Lt. Gen. Vu Hai San chairs the working session.

In addition, leaders of the corporation proposed several opinions related to the investment in deepwater ports in Hai Phong city and Ba Ria - Vung Tau province and a plan for personnel recruitment of the company.

Speaking at the event, General San spoke highly of the achievements that the corporation gained over the past time.

He underlined that the company should continue embracing the Party’s guidelines and viewpoints on developing socio-economy to map out the its development strategy, focusing on building good human resource to take advance of the fourth industrial revolution. On the other hand, the deputy defense minister required the corporation to tap its potential and strength, expand its business, and build strong Party organizations. It was also urged to improve capability for its leadership, take care of spiritual and material life of staff and employees and implement mass mobilization in the locality.

Delegates in a joint photo with the the corporation’s leaders

The senior officer welcomed proposals of the corporation and assigned functional agencies to collect and report to the Ministry of National Defense to resolve in the time to come.

Translated by Trung Thanh