- THE MOUTHPIECE OF THE VIETNAM ASSOCIATION OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Hundreds of entrepreneurs, professionals, and business executives attended the "Hawee Leaders Forum 2022 with the topic of Development Thinking-Breakthrough Belief" this morning (May 20). The Ho Chi Minh City Women Entrepreneurs Association organized the event (HAWEE). The audience was moved when Ms. Luu Thi Thanh Mau, CEO of Phuc Khang Corporation and one of the four presenters at the conversation, spoke about the company's development process. firm with the goal of constructing Vietnam's first international-quality green buildings.
Mrs Nguyen Binh Phuong, General Director of FLC Faros has just been elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors (BOD) of FLC Faros, replacing Mrs Huong Tran Kieu Dung who was arrested for her involvement in the stock market manipulation case.
For businessman Do Van Sau, success does not come from luck, nor does it happen by accident. What Mr Do Van Sau holds at the moment is the result of an arduous, harsh and truly admirable process.
Though e-commerce has been offering women more freedom and opportunities, a report conducted by the International Finance Corporation found that an additional $280 billion could be added to the value of the Southeast Asian e-commerce market between 2025 and 2030 if gender gaps were closed entirely. Emmanuelle Gounot, Intrepid Vietnam’s CEO, discussed with VIR’s Linh Le how women are overcoming gender barriers to thrive in this industry in Vietnam.
Nguyen Thi Tuyet Minh, chairwoman of the Vietnam Women Entrepreneurs Council (VWEC) talked with VIR’s Thai An about the growth of the community, as well as the necessary support required for female entrepreneurs to start and develop businesses successfully in the digital age.
With nearly 40-year experience in the pre-engineered steel industry, Adib Kouteili is one of the pioneers in introducing pre-engineered buildings in Vietnam. He and Sami Kteily co-founded PEB Steel Buildings Co., Ltd. (Pebsteel) in 1994 in Europe to provide solutions for pre-engineered buildings and steel structures. Kouteili, co-founder and managing director of Pebsteel shines a light on why such buildings will matter in 2022.
The average tariff on imported cars in Vietnam has decreased from 49 per cent in 2015 to 12 per cent in 2020. As a result of changing car import tariffs over the past 5-10 years, Vietnam’s car imports shifted from high-tariff countries like India and China towards low-tariff ASEAN countries like Thailand (see graph). Several socioeconomic developments have triggered these changes.
As the complicated developments of the Covid-19 pandemic unfold, the Businesswoman Magazine is pleased to exchange conversation with a true female “hotelier” – whose field of work is one of the most heavily struck by the recent waves of crisis. Fierce as they are, it seems that they fail to douse the fire of passion within this young businesswoman – Than Thuc Quyen, who firmly believes that every experience, no matter how terrible, gives her the strength to grow up, head on and do something for the community.
Pham Ngoc Anh Tung, the founder of Food map (UFO Technology and Trading Co., Ltd.), was named one of the 2020s ten typical young Vietnamese faces. Tung and Food map will represent Vietnam in the World Blue Venture Award finalist round in 2021.
Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk, HoSE: VNM) has just announced the AGM documents, notably the list of candidates for the Board of Directors for the term 2022-2026 with the presence of Mr Nguyen Hanh Phuc, an independent candidate, used to hold the position of Secretary-General of the National Assembly.
Mr Do Thanh Nhan began his business as a rice trader in 2020 and quickly became a strange phenomenon in the market when a series of stocks in the Louis ecosystem continued to increase in price despite poor business results.
According to the recently announced shareholder meeting document, Ho Chi Minh City Housing Development Commercial Joint Stock Bank (HDBank - Code: HDB) has announced the list of the Board of Directors and Supervisory Board expected to be elected for the term 2022-2027. Notably, in this list, there is no presence of Ms. Le Thi Bang Tam, the current Chairman of HDBank's Board of Directors.
On April 12, 2022, the KienlongBank Board of Directors accepted the decision to discharge Mr Vo Quoc Loi, the son of Mr Vo Quoc Thang, from the post of Deputy General Director (also known as elected by Thang).
MSB has just announced the hiring of Ms Dinh Thi To Uyen as Deputy General Director and Head of the bank's Strategy Division. Ms Nguyen Thi My Hanh is the Retail Bank's Deputy General Director/General Director. Thus, the Executive Board of MSB currently has four deputy general directors.
In Decision 429/QD-TTG, the Prime Minister appointed Mr Do Huu Huy - Chief of the Office of the Party Personnel Committee, Chief of the Office of the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises, to the position of Vice Chairman of the Committee on Management of State Capital at Enterprises.
Billionaire Ly Gia Thanh, the founder of Truong Giang Thu Nghiep Group (Cheung Kong Holdings) and his relatives became the richest family in the world in real estate.
Business and arts are two very distant aspects, between which exist many vexing disparities that challenge the wisdom of even the most experienced in both fields. But businesswoman-slash-actress Trương Ngọc Ánh has every confidence to bring these two extremes to a harmonious partnership!
Recently, the famous Forbes magazine has announced the list of billionaires in 2022. Notably, Vietnam has added the 7th person to appear in the list of global USD billionaires. Accordingly, Mr. Bui Thanh Nhon, chairman of Nova Group, is the latest Vietnamese billionaire named in the Forbes list. On April 5, Mr. Nhon owned a net worth of 2.9 billion USD, ranked 1,053th in the world.
What makes Vianasamex CEO Nguyen Thi Huyen the most proud after a decade of business ownership is not the revenue and profit figures, but the development of a brand with soul, mission, and a philosophy of life akin to a human being.
Nguyen Thi Tuyet Minh, chairwoman of the Vietnam Women Entrepreneurs Council (VWEC) talked with VIR’s Thai An about the growth of the community, as well as the necessary support required for female entrepreneurs to start and develop businesses successfully in the digital age.