02-04-2019 09:55
Vietnam’s latest and most comprehensive regulation on wind power development is expected to leave much room for improvement. Dr. Le Net (left), Le Thanh Hieu (middle), and Vo Phuong Thao (right), lawyers at LNT & Partners, provide their analysis of whether the changes will be sufficient to tackle market criticisms of past regulations and attract further investment in Vietnam’s wind energy market.
14-03-2019 18:14
Chinese grandmaster Wang Hao was crowned champion at the 2019 HDBank International Chess Tournament in Ho Chi Minh City, following an amazing unbeaten run throughout nine matches (six wins and three draws).
08-03-2019 16:00
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, founder and chairwoman of Sovico Holding as well as CEO of Vietjet and vice chairwoman of HDBank, has been once again named on the Forbes list of billionaires as the only female among Vietnam's five billionaires.
03-11-2018 11:30
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, president and CEO of Vietjet Air, was one of the key speakers at the 18th Forbes Global CEO Conference held in Bangkok, Thailand on October 30-31, 2018.
15-09-2018 16:24
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Vietnam’s first and only female billionaire according to Forbes, shared her story of how she built the new-age airline to 1,000 local and foreign delegates at the World Economic Forum on ASEAN 2018, helping to inspire and encourage the startup generation. Nhat Ha reports.
26-04-2018 20:00
Today, on April 26, the annual general shareholders’ meeting of Vietjet Aviation JSC (HSX: VJC) has taken place successfully, with the participation of 91.74 per cent of shareholders who gave a high rate of approval for all motions on the agenda.
08-03-2018 21:00
The number of billionaires in Vietnam has doubled from last year to reach four on Forbes magazine's recently released 2018 list of the world's richest people.
08-03-2018 17:53
Forbes has announced Vietnam’s four billionaires a few days ago, and indeed it is an honour for the country, acknowledging the critical role of the private sector and raising Vietnam to the level of many nations around the world. Among these big shots, Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, the CEO of Vietjet Air, has secured the 55th spot on Forbes’ list of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women, taking over even Hillary Clinton.
02-03-2018 16:51
Privately-held fledging budget carrier Vietjet and commercial lender Ho Chi Minh City Housing Development Bank have received an extolment from Ho Chi Minh City’s top leader for their great contributions to the economy.
17-01-2018 16:02
The whole share volume owned by Poso E&C Co. (South Korea), equivalent to 50 per cent of the total shares at Splendora in Hanoi, has been transferred to Phu Long Real Estate JSC of billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao.
17-11-2017 12:18
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, CEO of fledging local budget carrier Vietjet and the first female billionaire of Vietnam and Southeast Asia, made a memorable stage appearance at the APEC Vietnam 2017, side-by-side with top politicians and business leaders from around the world.
21-03-2017 19:45
Two Vietnamese - Vingroup chairman Pham Nhat Vuong and Sovico Holdings chairwoman Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao - have featured in the Forbes’s 2017 world’s billionaires list.
30-01-2017 14:00
A firm belief in the Vietnamese people’s endless creativity and undaunted will has helped Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, CEO of private budget carrier VietJet, overturn long-standing prejudices in the aviation industry, and turn the carrier into an emerging force in the Asia-Pacific aviation market. Bao Nhu reports.
18-10-2016 10:56
The successes of VietJet Air, the first private airline in Vietnam, have been closely attached to the image of the company’s dynamic CEO, Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao. Thao, in a different way from many other successful female entrepreneurs, has provided an endless source of inspiration in helping to promote the start-up culture among local businesses and entrepreneurs. Bao Nhu reports.
28-12-2015 10:14
Investments by overseas Vietnamese in Viet Nam play an important role in the development of the domestic economy, said Ministry of Industry and Trade official Duong Phuong Thao.