Ly Khanh Hau, 28, is an investor at 500 Startups Vietnam who has helped the fund invest $3 million in 40 startups. She had previously worked in marketing and operations at an entrepreneurship center, microfinance institution and several start-ups in the U.S., Germany and Vietnam.

Ly Khanh Hau has experience in working for startups in the U.S., Germany and Vietnam.

This year Ly will head Saola Accelerator, a partnership between 500 Startups Vietnam and leading South Korean retailer GS Shop.

Kevin Tung Nguyen, 29, is cofounder of JobHop, a recruitment company that aims to simplify the recruiting process for HR managers.

Kevin Tung Nguyen established JobHop in 2016.

He graduated in finance and entrepreneurship in the U.S. before returning to Vietnam in 2012.

In 2016 he established JobHop. The company uses data and AI to sort through applicant profiles on Vietnamese sites to identify the best candidates. The company claims to have reached 500,000 job seekers and 2,000 companies.

Le Tan Thanh Thinh, 28, is cofounder and CEO of BrandBeats, a music marketing agency that was one of three Vietnamese start-ups invited to the 2018 World Economic Forum.

Le Tan Thanh Thinh is the cofounder of Vietnamese marketing agency BrandBeats.

Before founding it, Thinh worked for Carlsberg Vietnam for almost five years as brand manager and new product development manager.

BrandBeats connects brand specialists with music producers to create communication campaigns for clients such as Pepsi, Unilever, P&G, and Nestle.

Ngo Hoang Gia Khanh, 29, was one of the people who transformed Tiki from an online bookstore into an e-commerce giant.

In 2017 Tiki raised over $44 million from Chinese online retailer JD.com and Vietnamese social media firm VNG Corp in a series C funding drive.

Ngo Hoang Gia Khanh helps transform Tiki into an e-commerce giant.

Khanh used to work for Boston Consulting Group, Prudential Vietnam Assurance and financial services provider Deloitte Vietnam.

The 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia lists 300 entrepreneurs and game-changers from 23 countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region. They were chosen from over 2,000 entries.

Forbes Vietnam honours top 50 listed firms

Forbes Vietnam on July 26 organized a ceremony to honor Vietnam’s top 50 listed companies in 2018, which account for 70.8 percent of total market capitalization on the HCM and Hanoi stock exchanges.

 

Young volunteers

The volunteer youth movement has left many bold imprints of youth across the country through activities such as ‘Border spring-Island Tet’ programme, ‘Youth for Homeland Sea and Islands’ programme, and ‘Exam Season Support’ programme. The image of the blue-shirts of young volunteers has become familiar to every Vietnamese citizen.

 

Young man “falls in love” with caterpillar fungi

(BGO) The young man Ong The Dung born in 1994 (in the photo) living at Dai Dong hamlet, Dong Hung commune is the pioneer of Luc Nam district, Bac Giang province gaining success in caterpillar fungi cultivation, thereby expanding the high-tech agricultural production at the local. 

 

Ten outstanding young faces of 2018 announced

The top ten winners of the 2018 Outstanding Young Faces and Promising Young Faces Awards were announced at a meeting in Hanoi on March 14.

 

Young people nationwide join army

Thousands of young people nationwide are leaving home to join the army for their military service in late February.

 

Source: VnExpress