HCMC – FPT Corporation (HOSE: FPT) and Japan’s Tokushukai Medical Group have announced a partnership to accelerate digital transformation in healthcare and medical services in Vietnam and Japan.
The agreement comes as Vietnam and Japan seek to deepen bilateral cooperation following the recent visit to Vietnam by Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae.
The signing ceremony on May 19 was attended by Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan, Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki, and senior executives from both groups.
Under the partnership, FPT and its affiliated company will be authorized to use the Tokushukai brand in healthcare activities in Vietnam.
The two sides will also jointly develop and deploy information technology solutions for hospitals and healthcare systems in both countries.
The partnership between the two leading groups in healthcare and technology is expected to make significant contributions to the healthcare sector, particularly as technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, the Internet of Things, and cloud computing continue to advance rapidly.
Closing the trading session today, May 21, FPT fell by 1.54% day-on-day to VND76,500, with around 11.8 million shares changing hands.
On the southern bourse, the VN-Index lost 16.34 points, or 0.85%, against the previous session, closing at 1,896.89 points, with 144 winners and 152 losers.
Around 677.25 million shares worth VND22.03 trillion were traded, down by 43.4% in volume and 30.7% in value compared to yesterday’s session. Block deal transactions contributed around VND4.5 trillion to the overall value.
The VN30 index closed slightly lower, down nearly 1.5 points, with 16 gainers and 14 decliners.
VIC led losses as it fell by 3.5% and drove the benchmark index down by nearly 13 points. Other major decliners included GAS, GVR and BSR, each dropping around 3% and weighing more than 1 point on the index.
On the upside, MWG rebounded strongly, rising 3% to close at a record high of VND79,500. It was followed by VPL, up 2.1%, while LPB and VJC both gained 1.7%. Steelmaker HPG and lender VIB each advanced 1.3%.
The HNX-Index closed up 3.04 points, or 1.16%, at 264.37 points, with 66 advancers and 62 decliners.
Trading volume reached 53.7 million shares worth VND914 billion, down 40% in volume and 42.9% in value compared with the previous session. Put through transactions accounted for 15.7 million shares, with a total value of VND224.2 billion.
