The Vietnamese billionaires, made up of five men and one woman, have a total net worth of US$16.7 billion. vtc.vn
HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): The 2021 Forbes Annual World s Billionaires List included six Vietnamese nationals.The billionaires, made up of five men and one woman, have a total net worth of US$16.7 billion.
Phạm Nhật Vương of Vingroup and the country s first US-dollar billionaire tops the list with $7.3 billion, up by $1.7 billion from the previous year. He ranks 334th in the world s most wealthy, a big jump from 2013 when he first made the list with $1.5 billion at 974th place.
Last year, the number of Vietnamese labourers going abroad to work was only 78,641, equivalent to only 60.5 per cent of the plan assigned by the government. thanhnien.vn
HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) is striving to send 90,000 Vietnamese labourers to work abroad in 2021.
Last year many workers returned home or were unable to go overseas due to Covid-19 pandemic s restrictions, but this year, the Ministry is looking to get more people to work overseas, as long as strict health measures are met to ensure the safety of those travelling abroad to work.
According to director of the MoLISA’s Department of Overseas Labour Tống Hải Nam Vietnam now has 506 companies licensed to bring labourers to work overseas, but there are still more than 26,000 guest workers who cannot return home despite their expired work contracts due to the pandemic.
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Kim Dental operates a network of 19 dental clinics across six cities in Vietnam. It has received US$24 million series B round from ABC World Asia. Photo kimdental.vn
HO CHI MINH CITY (Vietnam News/ANN): ABC World Asia, the Singapore-based private equity fund specialised in impact investing across Asia, has announced it has led a US$24-million Series B round in Kim Dental, among others.
Kim Dental CEO Su Duy Bin said his company was proud to receive $24 million from ABC World Asia for the impact it brings to the society with standardised oral healthcare services which help improve medical service quality in Vietnam and prevent oral diseases.
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