Vingroup establishes another robotics company; FLC takes over Bamboo Airways

(Dan Tri) - Vingroup established a third robotics company, FLC took over Bamboo Airways, Mr. Duc just completed the conversion of more than 2,500 billion VND in bank debt... are the highlights of the past week.

Vingroup establishes third robotics company with charter capital of 500 billion VND

Vingroup Corporation (stock code: VIC) has issued a resolution approving the participation in contributing capital to establish a subsidiary. Accordingly, the name of the subsidiary expected to be established is VinDynamics Humanoid Robot Research, Development and Application Joint Stock Company.

VinDynamics' main business areas are research, development, production and technology transfer in the field of robotics manufacturing.

VinDynamics has a charter capital of 500 billion VND, of which Vingroup owns 51%. VinDynamics' headquarters is located at Symphony Office Building, Chu Huy Man Street, Vinhomes Riverside Urban Area, Phuc Loi Ward, Hanoi .

In this year's annual report, Vingroup said it will boost investment in the technology and industrial sectors, focusing especially on developing generations of multi-purpose robots with the "Made in Vietnam" brand.

FLC Group takes over Bamboo Airways

On September 25, Bamboo Airways Joint Stock Company held its second extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (AGM) in Hanoi.

Bamboo Airways Chairman Le Thai Sam said that continuing to own, manage and operate Bamboo Airways at the present time is beyond the financial and administrative capacity of the new group of investors. Therefore, he proposed that FLC Group consider taking over ownership, management and operation of Bamboo Airways.

FLC Group has agreed to take over the management of Bamboo Airways.

Bamboo Airways' extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on September 25 (Photo: Bamboo Airways).

According to Mr. Sam, after a period of managing and operating this airline, the group of investors realized that air transport business is a very special industry. Mr. Le Thai Sam will continue to accompany the airline in the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors and commit to take responsibility for the performance of this airline during the restructuring period.

Regarding personnel, shareholders approved the dismissal of two members of the Board of Directors, Mr. Vuong Cong Duc and Mr. Pham Ngoc Vinh. Three additional members were elected, including Mr. Truong Phuong Thanh, Bui Quang Dung and Ms. Phung Thi Thu Thao. Thus, the Board of Directors of Bamboo Airways for the 2023-2028 term will have six members.

Regarding the Board of Supervisors, the resignation of 4 members was also approved by shareholders and 3 new members were elected: Mr. Dang Ngai, Ms. Tran Thi My Dung and Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh.

Mr. Duc has just completed converting more than 2,500 billion VND of bank debt.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Company (HAGL, stock code: HAG) has just completed the issuance of 210 million shares at a price of VND12,000/share to convert a debt of VND2,520 billion.

The group of creditors participating in the swap includes Huong Viet Investment Consulting Joint Stock Company, 5 individuals participating in the issuance include Ms. Nguyen Thi Dao, Mr. Pham Cong Danh, Mr. Nguyen Anh Thao, Mr. Ho Phuc Truong and Mr. Nguyen Duc Trung.

In detail, Huong Viet Company received more than 60 million shares, Ms. Nguyen Thi Dao received nearly 40 million shares. Mr. Ho Phuc Truong and Mr. Nguyen Duc Trung each received about 50 million shares. After the transaction, this group holds 16.65% of HAG shares, the number of shares is restricted from transfer within 1 year.

The swapped debt is an interest-bearing debt worth VND2,000 billion and a non-interest-bearing debt worth VND520 billion. These are group B bond debts from BIDV that will be transferred to new creditors.

The debt swap is expected to help HAGL reduce its financial burden and interest costs in the coming time. In the past 6 months alone, Mr. Duc’s company has spent 360 billion VND in interest, an average of about 2 billion VND/day.

Debt swap stock distribution results (Photo: Screenshot of report from HAGL).

Coca-Cola stops production in Ho Chi Minh City, moves to Tay Ninh to build a "huge" factory

In a regular press response, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Finance said that by the end of September 2025, the Coca-Cola project in Linh Xuan Ward will expire. The company must complete procedures to terminate operations and has 24 months to relocate equipment, handle environmental treatment, and hand over the clean site.

To prepare for this shift, Coca-Cola Vietnam inaugurated a new factory in Phu An Thanh Industrial Park (Tay Ninh) last July. The project has an investment capital of 136 million USD (more than 3,500 billion VND), on an area of ​​19 hectares, the largest of Coca-Cola's 3 facilities in Vietnam. It is known that the factory in Tay Ninh has a maximum capacity of 1 billion liters of beverages/year.

Bau Duc, Hoa Sen tycoon... return to real estate, Coteccons still says no

“We do not want to get too deep into real estate because the risks are too great” is a notable sharing of Mr. Bolat Duisenov - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Coteccons - at a recent sharing session with investors.

In the past, in 2023, Coteccons participated in the development of The Emerald 68 project in Thuan An City, with a total investment of more than 2,000 billion VND. The project has a total investment of more than 2,000 billion VND, belongs to the mid-high-end segment, located on a land area of ​​nearly 8,000 square meters.

Talking about this project, the company said this is just the first test to "learn the formula", and at the same time help employees buy houses that they built themselves.

However, Mr. Bolat Duisenov affirmed that instead of rushing into the land spiral, Coteccons chose to maintain its identity as a construction contractor, expanding into industrial, infrastructure, commercial projects and even expanding to the markets of Myanmar, India and the Middle East.

The question of whether to delve deeper into the real estate sector is being raised by investors in the context of the industry gradually recovering and the long-term potential still exists. Before Coteccons, many businesses “said no” to real estate, but recently they are gradually returning.

For example, the Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee has handed over the investment memorandum of understanding for the Phu Dong Complex project to Mr. Doan Nguyen Duc (Bau Duc) - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Company (stock code: HAG). The project is built on an area of ​​nearly 7,000 square meters of clean land in Pleiku ward. The total estimated investment is 400 billion VND.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai once had a golden period with real estate. During the period 2006-2012, real estate was the main industry, bringing in record revenue for the group. However, after the financial crisis from 2015, Mr. Doan Nguyen Duc had to gradually withdraw from real estate to restructure.

Another tycoon who has just announced his return to real estate is Mr. Le Phuoc Vu - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hoa Sen Group (stock code: HSG). At the shareholders' meeting on March 18, Mr. Le Phuoc Vu said that one of Hoa Sen's upcoming major plans is to develop a 600-700ha urban area in Long Thanh.

After this announcement, the company quickly spent billions to acquire land in the above area. In the third quarter financial report for the 2024-2025 fiscal year (from April 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025), the group had a long-term prepayment to the seller of VND900 billion, related to the agreement to transfer a large land plot in Long Thanh, Dong Nai.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/kinh-doanh/vingroup-lap-them-cong-ty-ve-nguoi-may-flc-tiep-quan-lai-bamboo-airways-20250927234247589.htm