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April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam.
50 years ago, not only did the Vietnam War (1955-1975), one of the most exhausting and long-lasting wars of the second half of the twentieth century, end, but also Vietnam’s long struggle for independence from colonial rule and foreign interference.
The Vietnamese people not only gained independence and united the country in defense of their land, but also demonstrated to the world the importance of the spirit of national unity and faith in their principles, which allowed them to fight a just struggle to secure the country’s freedom, independence, and sovereignty.
The protracted military conflict, during which about four million Vietnamese died (civilians suffered the greatest losses) and more than 58,000 U.S. military personnel were killed, was put to an end.
April 30, 1975 was a historic event when North and South Vietnam officially united after many years of war to form the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Currently, Vietnam consistently adheres to the “Four No’s” policy: not to enter into military alliances; not to side with one country against another; not to allow foreign militaries to establish bases in Vietnam or use Vietnam’s territory as leverage against others; and not to use or threaten the use of force in international relations.
Defensive diplomacy has become the mainstay of Vietnamese diplomacy. To date, Vietnam has been actively involved in the United Nations peacekeeping mission, international cooperation in non-traditional security, humanitarian assistance, search and rescue, and post-war mitigation, thus making a great contribution to maintaining international and regional peace, stability, cooperation, and development.
Vietnam and Ukraine have traditional friendly relations. Tens of thousands of Vietnamese have studied and worked in Ukraine. Thousands of Vietnamese have chosen Ukraine as their second home and stayed here after studying and working. In Ukraine
is home to a large Vietnamese diaspora (before the war, it numbered about 10,000 people).
Trade between Vietnam and Ukraine dropped after the outbreak of the war, but has now begun to grow again, and delegations have been exchanged.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has met twice with President Zelenskyy at international events.
Minister Dmytro Kuleba also met with the Vietnamese Foreign Minister at an ASEAN meeting.
Andriy Sybiga, Minister of Foreign Affairs, held telephone talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son on the potential of bilateral relations and the need to intensify high-level dialogue.
What has happened in the past with Vietnam over the decades provides at least two lessons for the modern world.
First, the independence, sovereignty, and integrity of every nation, large or small, should be respected.
Secondly, the Cold War between the great powers only brings misery to small countries trapped in this competition.
The lessons of history are very relevant and can be useful for establishing peace in Ukraine.
Ukrposhta’s revenue in 2024 was 5.7% less than planned, but increased by 11.2% compared to 2023 to UAH 13.65 billion, the company reported in the SMIDA information disclosure system.
Ukrposhta explained the failure to fulfill the revenue plan by the inability to provide full services in the areas where hostilities are taking place and in the temporarily occupied territories. Due to military operations, the company temporarily lost control of about 12% of its post offices, mostly in the occupied areas of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, the statement said.
At the same time, the company reported an increase in revenues in 2024 from the provision of almost all types of services, except for pensions and financial assistance. Last year, the company’s revenues from providing pensions and financial assistance services decreased by UAH 13.3 million due to a higher-than-expected outflow of pensioners, primarily to rural areas, the company said in a statement to SMIDA.
“Ukrposhta was unable to compensate for them by attracting additional pensioners due to the delayed launch of CRM and the new front, the statement said.
Ukrposhta stressed that the company was able to maintain the vast majority of its customer base during the war, as it did not stop its operations and worked in areas of the country where banking institutions were often closed.
Ukrposhta’s revenues from “trade” (excluding cost of goods sold) decreased by UAH 14.6 million, or 2.6%, in 2024 due to “unlaunched catalog trade and optimization of the network in rural areas to reduce the number of postal services (another structural unit of Ukrposhta that directly provides postal, logistics and financial services to the population. It can be stationary or mobile – IF-U).
Revenue from “other postal services” decreased by UAH 2.4 million, or 0.6%. At the same time, a number of key services saw a recovery in business activity and an increase in volumes, which made it possible to ensure revenue growth compared to the same period last year. In particular, revenues from “written correspondence” increased by 10.1% year-on-year to UAH 1.6 billion.
Revenues from the delivery of small packages increased by 25.5% to UAH 1.08 billion. Revenues from “parcels” increased by 10.8% to UAH 2.56 billion due to the recovery of business activity, while revenues from “distribution of periodicals” increased by 37.8% to UAH 272.7 million due to the growth in demand for this service among the population and changes in tariffs.
In 2024, Ukrposhta’s revenues from international mail exchange increased by 45% compared to 2023 to UAH 1.33 billion. In particular, revenues from EMS shipments (an international express mail delivery service provided by the postal administrations of the Universal Postal Union member countries – IF-U) increased by 26.6% to UAH 331.7 million.
Revenue from postal transfers increased by 4.8% to UAH 332.3 million. “Ukrposhta increased payment acceptance by 28.3% to UAH 1.3 billion. The company accepted 91.4 million units of domestic and international shipments, 48.8 million parcels and made 91.7 million payments.
According to the report, other operating income for 2024 amounted to UAH 394.2 million, which is UAH 89.1 million more than in 2023. The main increase was due to the write-off of accounts payable in the amount of UAH 157 million to one postal operator. Other financial income for 2024 amounted to UAH 123.4 million, which is UAH 3.9 million less than in the same period last year, the statement said.
The structure of Ukrposhta, according to the report, includes 5219 stationary points serving 11.1 thousand service points, 2 063 mobile points serving 20 126 service points. In 2024, the average number of full-time employees of Ukrposhta JSC amounted to 31,459, including postal operators – 6,477 people, postmen – 6,658 people. The average salary of a full-time employee of Ukrposhta in 2024 was UAH 16,144.7.
In the first quarter of 2025, Ukrainian one-dollar store chain Aurora (Vygidna Pokupka LLC) increased its revenue by 32.5% compared to the same period in 2024, to UAH 10.6 billion.
“We have summarized the results of Aurora Multimarket for the first quarter of 2025. The company’s revenue amounted to UAH 10.6 billion (UAH 12.7 billion including VAT). During this time, we have opened more than 70 new stores in Ukraine and Romania. We are constantly creating new jobs, our team is already more than 15.5 thousand people,” said Taras Panasenko, CEO of the chain, on Facebook on Wednesday.
As reported by the Ukrainian Council of Shopping Centers with reference to YouControl, in the first quarter of 2024, the retailer’s revenue amounted to UAH 8 billion, which is 55.2% more than in the same period in 2023.
According to Panasenko, in January-March of this year, the chain paid more than UAH 2.1 billion in taxes and fees to budgets of all levels, including UAH 210.9 million in personal income tax to local community budgets.
As reported, Aurora’s revenue in 2024 increased by 42.5% to UAH 38.5 billion (excluding VAT).
“Aurora was founded in 2011 by Lev Zhydenko, Taras Panasenko and Lesya Klymenko. As of the end of 2024, the chain had more than 1600 stores in Ukraine and 30 in Romania. The head office of the retail chain is located in Poltava.
According to Opendatabot, the owner of Vyhidna Kupilka LLC, which develops the chain, is Cyprus-based Auroritail Investments Limited, and its beneficiary is Zhydenko.
In 2024, Poznyaky-Zhytlo-Bud PrJSC (Kyiv) reduced its net profit by 13.4 times to UAH 1.47 million, while its revenue decreased by 22.3% to UAH 186.7 million.
According to the company’s financial results published in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC), its gross profit decreased by 47.5% to UAH 43.3 million.
Last year’s loss from operations amounted to UAH 33.3 million, compared to a profit in 2023. Poznyaky-Zhytlo-Bud’s retained earnings amounted to UAH 3.6 million. By the end of the reporting period, long-term liabilities increased by 60% to UAH 5.2 million, while current liabilities increased by 6.3% to UAH 2.51 billion.
In general, the value of Poznyaky-Zhytlo-Bud’s assets increased by 6.4% last year and reached UAH 2.52 billion.
It is noted that the company’s bonds have been redeemed since January 2024. Thus, the redemption of I2, L2 and M2 series bonds is carried out by transferring apartments in the Taryan Towers residential complex (12 John Paul II Street in the Pechersk district of Kyiv), and J2 and N2 series bonds – by newly built parking spaces in the said residential complex.
The company reported that it continues to build Taryan Towers, which consists of three buildings with 572 apartments with a total area of more than 62 thousand square meters, and is also conducting preparatory work to start construction work on the NVER residential complex project on Lesia Ukrainka Boulevard in Kyiv. According to the project, 279 apartments with a total area of 28 thousand square meters will be built in two towers of the complex.
According to the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, as of the end of 2024, Ruzanna Kahramanyan is the shareholder of Poznyaky-Zhytlo-Bud (100%).
Poznyaky-Zhytlo-Bud PrJSC was founded in 2002 and specializes in the construction of elite residential real estate, commercial real estate and social infrastructure.
According to the company’s website, its portfolio of completed construction projects includes residential and office complexes with an area of more than 1 million square meters.
Since December 2015, Poznyaky-Zhytlo-Bud Corporation has been a part of the investment and development group of companies Taryan Group (Kyiv), established in 2011 by Artur Mkhitaryan, former president of Poznyaky-Zhytlo-Bud PrJSC.
The government has made the decisions necessary to sign an agreement between Ukraine and the United States on the establishment of the Recovery Investment Fund, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
“The government has made the decisions necessary to sign an agreement between Ukraine and the United States on the establishment of the Recovery Investment Fund,” Shmyhal wrote in a telegram.
According to him, the agreement is based on five key principles.
– Equality. The fund is created on a 50/50 basis and both parties have equal voting rights.
– Retention of control. Ukraine retains full control over subsoil, infrastructure and natural resources.
– New investments, not debts. The agreement does not provide for any debt obligations.
– Guaranteed investors and buyers. The Fund will invest in projects and guarantee commercial purchases of products on a take-or-pay basis.
– Consistency with the European integration course. The agreement will not pose an obstacle to Ukraine’s EU membership.
Shmyhal noted that the Fund will be filled with contributions from the United States and Ukraine. The Fund’s profits will be reinvested exclusively in Ukraine.
“Thanks to this agreement, we will be able to attract significant resources for recovery, start economic growth, and receive the latest technologies from partners and a strategic investor in the United States,” the Prime Minister concluded.
