Phạm Nhật Vượng becomes first Vietnamese person owning $9b assets

Thursday, May 08, 2025

Vingroup’s founder and chairman Phạm Nhật Vượng becomes the first Vietnamese person to have a fortune of US$9 billion, according to the latest Forbes on May 8.

Vingroup's chairman now richer than Trump as fortune soars: Forbes

Tuesday, Apr 01, 2025

Over the past year, his wealth has increased by more than $3 billion, surpassing his previous record set in 2021. 

VinFuture prize winners officially announced at grand ceremony

Thursday, Jan 20, 2022

The researchers behind the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine won the inaugural Vinfuture Grand Prize worth US$3 million.

Billionaire Johnathan Hanh Nguyen wants to invest in Bac Van Phong

Wednesday, Jun 10, 2020

Diversified conglomerate Imex Pan Pacific Group (IPP) of dollar billionaire Johnathan Hanh Nguyen wants to invest in Bac Van Phong, pledging to attract US$40 billion investment to turn the region into a modern economic zone.

Vietnamese billionaire and her conversation with student delegation from UK royal school

Wednesday, Aug 14, 2019

A delegation of students and professors from Harrow School in the UK met with billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, permanent vice chairwoman of HDBank and CEO of Vietjet Air, at the banks head office in HCM City on July 12.

Vietnamese-origin billionaire promotes trade between Viet Nam and Europe

Saturday, Jun 15, 2019

According to the Office of the President of the Republic of Srpska, on June 11 President Željka Cvijanović held a meeting with Vietnamese-origin billionaire Mai Vu Minh, the chairman of German company SAPA Thale, to discuss investment co-operation between Viet...

SAPA Thale group promotes economic ties between Bosnia - Herzegovina, Germany and VN

Thursday, Jun 13, 2019

Mai Vu Minh, billionaire chairman of German company SAPA Thale group, has met with Bosnia and Herzegovina President Milorad Dodik.

SAPA Thale group promotes economic ties between Germany, Serbia, Viet Nam

Tuesday, Jun 04, 2019

Mai Vu Minh, billionaire chairman of German company SAPA Thale group, will visit Serbia this month at the invitation of its Government.

International press hails Viet Nam-origin billionaire

Friday, May 31, 2019

International Business Times recently carried an article about a billionaire of Vietnamese origin, Mai Vu Minh, who is the chairman of SAPA Thale Group in Germany.

Billionaire Vuong moves up in Forbes ranking

Thursday, Oct 25, 2018

Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong has moved up in the Forbes rich list as of October 25, 2018.

Vietnamese billionaires inspire local firms

Tuesday, Mar 20, 2018

Pham Nhat Vuong, chairman of conglomerate Vingroup and Viet Nam’s first billionaire in the Forbes list, has been an inspiration to Vietnamese enterprises, especially young entrepreneurs.  

Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong moves up on Forbes’ list

Wednesday, Nov 22, 2017

Pham Nhat Vuong, billionaire founder and chairman of Vingroup, is ranked 479th on Forbes Magazine''s d list of the richest people in the world.

Soaring fortunes of a self-made woman

Sunday, Aug 06, 2017

Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, 47, the President and CEO of budget airline Vietjet Air, was Southeast Asia’s only female billionaire to be named on the 2017 Forbes list of Self-Made Women Billionaires in the world.

FLC Group chairman becomes second dollar billionaire

Friday, Oct 28, 2016

Trinh Van Quyet, chairman of FLC Group''s management board, has become the second dollar billionaire in Viet Nam''s stock market, with total assets of over VND22.6 trillion (US$1.01 billion).

Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong goes up on Forbes' list

Wednesday, Mar 02, 2016

Pham Nhat Vuong, billionaire founder and chairman of Vingroup, rose 107 steps in Forbes Magazine''s d list of the richest people in the world. The list names 1612 billionaires around the world.