The selected entrepreneurs include General Director of Nutifood Nutrition Food JSC Tran Thi Le, General Director of Saigon Trading Group (Satra) Le Minh Trang, and Chairwoman of HD Bank and General Director of Vietjet Air Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao.

Forbes Vietnam has unveiled the list of the 50 most influential women in Vietnam in 2019 with 20 of whom entrepreneurs.

Among the female entrepreneurs, 40 percent were named on the list for the first time.

Meanwhile, some of the listed names have continually been present in Forbes Vietnam’s lists of top business leaders like General Director of Vinamilk Mai Kieu Lien, Chairwoman of REE Nguyen Thi Mai Thanh, and Chairwoman of PNJ Cao Thi Ngoc Dung.

“This has shown the firmness, tenacity, and great influence of these leading businesswomen,” said Managing Editor of Forbes Vietnam Vo Quoc Khanh.

The list also covers the fields of politics, science-education, social work, communications, arts, creativity, and sports.

It was compiled using Forbes methodology applied to select the most powerful women annually and also taking into account Vietnam’s particular situation.

Over 90 cyclists to compete in Binh Duong Int’l Women’s Cycling Tourney

More than 90 cyclists from Vietnam and six other nations will compete in the annual Binh Duong International Women’s Cycling Tournament: Biwase Cup 2019 which will be held from March 8-16.

 

PM hails women entrepreneurs’ role in national development

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received representatives of the Vietnam Association for Women Entrepreneurs in Hanoi on March 2.

 

DPRK club wins Vietnam Int’l Women’s Volleyball Tournament

The 4.25 Club from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) won the championship title of the International Women’s Volleyball Tournament – LienVietPostBank Cup 2019 after defeating LienVietPostBank team of Vietnam 3-0 (25-16, 25-14 and 25-15) in the final match on March 1.

 

2019 chosen as Safety Year for Women and Children

2019 has been chosen as Vietnam’s Safety Year for Women and Children by the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU), aiming to build a safe environment for women and children to reach their full potential and mobilize the whole society to act together for their safety.

 

HCM City’s photo contest highlights women and ao dai

Women in Vietnam and other countries are encouraged to join the photo contest, Anh Dep Ao Dai (Beautiful Images of Vietnamese Traditional Dress), which aims to capture images of women in ao dai.

 

Source: NDO/VNA