SeABank and BRG Group join hands to plant 68,000 trees to green nearly 20 hectares of forest in Lao Cai

Continuing the series of activities accompanying localities affected by storm No. 3, Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank, HOSE: SSB) and BRG Group joined hands with Nhan Dan Newspaper to plant 68,000 trees, worth 1 billion VND, to green nearly 20 hectares of forest area and restore livelihoods for people in Lao Cai province. In order to support customers to easily realize their dream of owning a prosperous and happy home at the NewTown Diamond luxury apartment project (Da Nang), Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank, HOSE: SSB) launched a 0% interest home loan program at the NewTown Diamond project with a 0% loan interest rate and a grace period of up to 36 months for principal repayment. At noon on November 23 (local time), General Secretary To Lam and his wife, along with the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation, left Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to return home, successfully concluding the visit. officially Malaysia from November 21-23, 2024, at the invitation of Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his wife. In order to support customers to easily realize their dream of owning a prosperous and happy home at the NewTown Diamond luxury apartment project (Da Nang), Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank, HOSE: SSB) has launched a 0% interest home loan program at the NewTown Diamond project with a 0% loan interest rate and a principal repayment grace period of up to 36 months. The program to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses for poor and near-poor households is one of the major policies of the Party and State. With the capital mobilized, mobilized and contributed by agencies, units and philanthropists, since the beginning of the year, Thach An district, Cao Bang province has supported the construction of 63 "Great Unity" houses for poor households and those in especially difficult circumstances, worth more than 1.8 billion VND. Within the framework of a working trip to Cambodia, on the morning of November 23, in the capital Phnom Penh, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man received the Supreme Advisor to the King of Cambodia, Vice President of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP), Chairman of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians' Group, Chairman of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Association Samdech Men Sam An. In order to improve the quality of human resources in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, in recent years, Kim Boi district, Hoa Binh province has mobilized the entire political system to eliminate early marriage and consanguineous marriage (TH-HNCHT) and has achieved many remarkable results. In order to understand the efforts of Party committees and authorities at all levels as well as the results in preventing TH-HNCHT in the district, the reporter of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper had an interview with Mr. Nguyen Viet Hoa, member of the Party Executive Committee of the district, Head of the Ethnic Minorities Department of Kim Boi district. That was the main content of the seminar on implementing Decision 1220/QD-TTg dated October 18, 2024 of the Prime Minister approving the project "Improving the capacity of inspection and examination of the implementation of ethnic policies for civil servants in state management agencies on ethnic affairs in the period of 2025-2030" organized by the Inspectorate of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities on the morning of November 23 in Nghe An. Deputy Minister, Vice Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities Y Thong chaired the seminar. Attending the seminar were representatives of the Government Inspectorate, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and departments under the Committee for Ethnic Minorities. In localities, there were leaders of the Ethnic Minorities Department and inspectors of the provinces and cities of Lao Cai, Dien Bien, Son La, Thanh Hoa, Tuyen Quang, and Nghe An. On the side of Nghe An province, there was Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long. The summary news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper, on November 22, had the following notable information: Preserving ethnic cultural heritage from the family. Special features of the Bat Racing Festival in Bac Me. Puih Dup passing on ethnic cultural capital. Along with other news in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. On the morning of November 23, continuing the program of the 8th Session, the 15th National Assembly, the National Assembly held a plenary session in the hall to listen to the Government and the reviewing agency report on the draft Law on Digital Technology Industry. Within the framework of the official visit to Malaysia, at noon on November 23, General Secretary To Lam and his wife, along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, visited the Embassy and met with the Vietnamese community in Malaysia. Ms. Ton Ngoc Hanh - Vice President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union was assigned by the Politburo to hold the position of Secretary of the Binh Phuoc Provincial Party Committee for the 2020-2025 term. On November 22, in Quy Nhon City, the People's Committee of Binh Dinh Province and the Consulate General of Thailand in the city. Ho Chi Minh City organized a meeting with Thai businesses in Binh Dinh province. On the afternoon of November 22, in Hanoi, the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front - Central Relief Mobilization Committee organized a conference to deploy the third phase of support for localities affected by storm No. 3 (Yagi).

SeABank and BRG Group cooperated with Nhan Dan Newspaper to donate and plant 68,000 cinnamon trees for people in Bac Ha and Bao Yen districts (Lao Cai)

Storm No. 3 with historic strength has swept through and caused a lot of damage to property and infrastructure in the northern provinces/cities. In particular, Lao Cai is one of the localities that suffered heavy damage to infrastructure, houses, crops, forestry... due to flash floods, landslides, and flooding after the storm's circulation.

The total value of the trees planted is 1 billion VND and will be guided by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in coordination with the local Forest Protection Department to plant and care for the trees, ensuring the development of nearly 20 hectares of forest.

With the desire to join hands to overcome the consequences of the storm, support forest planting and restoration, and restore livelihoods for affected households, SeABank and BRG Group cooperated with Nhan Dan Newspaper to donate and plant 68,000 cinnamon trees for people in Bac Ha and Bao Yen districts (Lao Cai), including Lang Nu village in Phuc Khanh commune, Bao Yen district - which has just suffered serious losses in terms of human lives and property due to flash floods. The total value of the planted trees is 1 billion VND and will be guided by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in coordination with the local Forest Protection Department to plant and care for the trees, ensuring the development of nearly 20 hectares of forest.

Cinnamon is known to be the main forestry tree in the locality, suitable for soil conditions and bringing high economic efficiency, while also playing a role in protecting the ecological environment and biodiversity. In addition, forests act as a shield to help retain water and block the flow, thereby preventing floods, erosion, landslides and contributing to reducing the severity and damage caused by natural disasters.

SeABank donated 1 billion VND to support storm recovery for employees and people in affected provinces such as Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Thai Nguyen, Cao Bang, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh...

This is one of SeABank's activities to support localities affected by storm No. 3, demonstrating the spirit of mutual love of the Vietnamese people. Previously, the Bank donated 2 billion VND for natural disaster relief through the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; donated 1 billion VND to support storm recovery for employees and people in affected provinces such as Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Thai Nguyen, Cao Bang, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, etc.

Pursuing the core value of “For the community”, afforestation is one of the main activities that SeABank focuses on implementing, aiming at protecting the environment and ecosystem, developing sustainable forestry economy. From 2019 to present, SeABank has donated more than 350,000 trees and special-use forest trees to localities including: Lao Cai, Ha Tinh, Dak Lak, Thanh Hoa, Long An.

Established in 1994, SeABank is one of the leading joint stock commercial banks in Vietnam with more than 3.6 million customers, nearly 5,500 employees and 181 transaction points nationwide. SeABank's goal is to become a typical retail bank with a customer-centric strategy by providing a diverse system of financial products and services to individuals, small businesses and large enterprises. SeABank is considered one of the key banks in the banking system with a charter capital of VND 28,350 billion, ranked Ba3 by Moody's in many important categories, and is one of the first banks to implement Basel III international risk management standards.

According to the development strategy of "Digital Convergence", SeABank focuses on digitizing products and services as well as applying technology in internal operations and investing in building modern technology infrastructure to optimize processes, increase operational efficiency, bring customers a different experience of digital banking services, aiming to become the most favorite retail bank.

SeABank officially increased its charter capital to VND 28,350 billion

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