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The American e-commerce and technology giant Amazon.com announced that it was abandoning the deal to acquire iRobot Corp., which manufactures the Roomba robot, for $1.4 billion, following a clash with the European Commission, which threatened to reject the deal.
Bloomberg News Agency reported that Amazon’s decision indicates increasing pressure on it to prove that its moves do not threaten competition in the markets in light of its increasing influence in the retail, cloud computing and entertainment markets.
At the same time, withdrawing from the deal relieves Amazon of the task of stemming the losses suffered by iRobot Corp., which is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts.
iRobot announced the retirement of its CEO, Colin Angel, at a time when the company is undergoing a restructuring plan that will lead to the elimination of regarding 350 jobs, equivalent to regarding 31% of the company’s total workforce. iRobot shares fell by approximately 16% before the start of official trading on the New York Stock Exchange today.
It is noteworthy that the European Commission, which is responsible for implementing competition and anti-trust protection rules in the European Union, is generally known for preferring measures that help address any risks that threaten competition in the markets rather than prohibiting mergers or acquisitions, but companies often cut corners and abandon acquisition deals. In the event that the Commission objects to the deal.
It is noteworthy that Amazon will pay $94 million to iRobot to compensate for retracting the deal, following the American company Adobe decided to withdraw from the deal to acquire the emerging company Figma for $20 billion following the European Union and Britain threatened to object to the deal.
Amazon refused to make any concessions to allay the concerns of the regulatory agencies regarding the acquisition of iRobot. Earlier, the European Commission warned that Amazon may limit the presence of robotic vacuums produced by other companies on its e-commerce platform in favor of its own products.
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TNG Holdings “paved the way” three times and strategically formed a beneficial ecosystem
“In 28 years of operation, we have always opened new business areas, developed products and services in chains, creating a complete ecosystem. Only then can TNG reach the mission set from the beginning, which is ‘for a convenient life’ for Vietnamese people and customers” – shared Ms. Nguyen Thi Nguyet Huong, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of TNG Holdings Vietnam.
To create a leading multi-industry corporation in Vietnam with an increasingly perfect beneficial ecosystem, it is impossible not to mention the three strategic “pavements” of TNG Holdings Vietnam.
The first “paving the way” was the year 1996, when the founder of the Group officially put his first footprint on Vietnam’s economic map. That was in 1996, following many years of studying and doing business in Russia, Ms. Nguyen Thi Nguyet Huong returned home and with her colleagues founded Nam Thang Joint Stock Company – the first predecessor of TNG Holdings Vietnam. Nam Thang Joint Stock Company invests in the field of shoe processing for export.
Explaining this decision, the founder of the Group said: “In 1996, we conducted a survey and found that regarding 7% of urban workers were underemployed. To both solve the labor problem and keep up with the demand for exported goods, we decided to participate in a new investment field. This decision has created jobs for 3,000 – 3,500 workers, and brought average revenue to the company of regarding 20 billion VND/year.”
TNG Holdings Vietnam’s second strategic “pave the way” was recorded when Vietnam participated in international trade agreements from 2001 – 2017. It was an opportunity that TNG Holdings Vietnam promptly seized. to expand investment in industrial real estate. To date, the Group has owned 14 industrial parks, attracting more than 500 investors from 22 countries and territories. More importantly, through this, it has contributed to creating stable jobs and bringing a convenient life to hundreds of thousands of workers in localities participating in the project investment.
The year 2014 marked an impressive milestone in the development journey of TNG Holdings Vietnam when the Group officially started creating civil real estate projects, gradually forming an ecosystem of products and services because a more convenient life for Vietnamese people across the country through the TNR Holdings Vietnam brand. This is also the event that marks the third “opening of the way”. Member of TNR Holdings Vietnam has quickly become one of the professional real estate investors and developers, supplying the market with nearly 20,000 housing products and more than 300 projects spread across the country.
Along with the three strategic “pavements” are a series of action decisions to help the ecosystem become more beneficial day by day.
Towards the goal of sustainable development
As soon as 2024 enters, strong changes continue to take place at TNG Holdings Vietnam. Witnessing the rapid development of the technological revolution, along with many issues related to the community and the environment, expanding the scope of operations in a sustainable direction has been focused on by the leadership. Management strategies, cultural consolidation and development, and repositioning are prioritized by the Group’s leadership.
With the orientation of promoting key business areas, the Group continues to maintain its strengths in real estate activities, financial investment, and service fields such as hotels, asset management, and human resources services. , IT… in a specialized direction with existing advantages and upgrades to make a difference.
In particular, in the globalized business environment when Vietnam is increasingly integrating deeply with the world, brand copyrights are respected and brands become valuable assets of businesses. In fact, we have seen many international and domestic businesses re-evaluate their brands to better suit their scale and development orientation.
According to experts, brands play an important role in creating a business’s reputation, helping businesses attract talented people and creating trust from customers. In the 4.0 era, branding is a core element that brings efficiency in business operations, creating many distinct marks for businesses on the market, said Professor Rita McGrath, an expert in corporate governance. America once emphasized.
Entering 2024, TNG Holdings Vietnam will have impressive changes in its brand strategy. Enterprises continue to promote traditional values, while promoting creativity and innovation.
“Business combined with the goal of improving community life and solving social problems will continue to be the guideline to help us firmly step on the new development path, accompanying customers, partners and customers. workers”, the leader of TNG Holdings Vietnam affirmed.
The beneficial ecosystem that TNG Holdings Vietnam has diligently created over the past 28 years is continuing to expand. A representative of TNG Holdings Vietnam said that the Group always accumulates internal resources to be ready to seize opportunities, move forward, and conquer new goals.
With what has been achieved on the journey of construction and development, TNG Holdings Vietnam has full confidence in waiting for new opportunities, for a better life and future for Vietnamese people.
The fifth edition of the AFA Club Report is now available with the collaboration of FIFA, which aims to report on the current events of the Men’s and Women’s First Division clubs.
At the beginning of the detailed report, the President of the Argentine Football Association, Claudio Tapia, expressed his joy and agreement with the work reflected here. Below are his words:
“On this occasion I am pleased to be able to present to you the fifth edition of the Club Report of the Argentine Football Association. This is a work that has been carried out year following year jointly with all our First Division Clubs to accompany and make visible their advances and progress.
The information has been provided and checked by each of them. You will be able to navigate the AFA portal and find detailed information on different topics, as well as access to previous reports (2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022).
That December 18 marked a before and following in our history.
The FIFA World Championship Qatar 2022 as a setting, where our players and coaching staff once once more positioned our team at the top, crowning us with glory and the highest distinction worldwide. An achievement that, without a doubt, will be written in the golden pages of the rich history of our House.
I don’t want to stop thanking our leaders, players, clubs, employees of our house and fans. I always repeat the same thing since we began to walk together the path of the refoundation of Argentine Football: each achievement belongs to all the Argentinians in football and this special World Cup triumph of the national team more than any. During this year we had the possibility to continue growing and showing, once once more, all our potential to the world, hosting the FIFA U-20 World Cup, where we managed to provide a successful sporting spectacle organized in record time in less than 60 days, thanks to the dedication , the effort, solidarity and professional capacity of our employees and collaborators.
Grateful to be able to count on the work and support of the clubs that hosted the matches and those that functioned as training camps for the teams we received in our beloved country. My thanks to those who put their effort into all of us every day. the clubs to continue on the path of inclusion, social development and promotion not only in terms of sports, but also in educational and cultural areas in each sector of the Institutions, making our football a world power recognized in all countries. corners of the planet.
Non-profit civil associations are the basis of that privileged position that we were able to achieve within the elite of world sport.”