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Born with spinal muscular atrophy, Nguyen Thi Van runs a graphic design company and a vocational center for people with disabilities, dreaming of building a 'seedling garden.'

The 5th Property Guru Vietnam Property Awards honoured 52 of Vietnam’s most prestigious and respected property developers at the InterContinental Saigon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City on August 23.

Since 2016, the equitisation and divestment have been carried out at 35 out of 127 State-owned enterprises (SOEs), equivalent to 27.5 percent, while 88 out of 405 firms have completed divestment.

PetroVietnam Fertilizer and Chemicals Corporation (PVFCCo) has won three prestigious titles voted by investors and press.

Business leaders and economic experts discussed how an open economy like Vietnam should deal with risks and impacts in the wake of international economic and technological upheavals at a business forum themed “Navigating the digital age” held by Forbes Vietnam in HCM City on August 15.

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) has been named in the 17th annual Global 2000 – Forbes’ ranking of the World’s Largest Public Companies in 2019.

Forbes Vietnam on June 3 announced Vietnam’s 50 top listed companies for 2019. The firms accounted for 63 percent of total market capitalisation on the Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi stock exchanges in mid-May.

Vietnamese startups are expected to have more opportunities to receive investment and support from Korean investors, who are coming in droves in Vietnam, experts have said.

Technology opens up new development opportunities for startup businesses by translating their ideas into products and services, experts said at the recent Tech Summit 2019 held in Ho Chi Minh City.

Business magazine Forbes Vietnam revealed on March 4 its list of the 50 most influential women in Vietnam in 2019, 20 of whom are entrepreneurs.

For the first time ever, Vietnamese designers have been invited to display their wares at one of the world’s ‘Big Four’ fashion weeks.

The Nhon Trach 2 thermal power plant in the southern province of Dong Nai has generated 35 billion kWh for the national grid over just seven years of operation.

Forbes Vietnam held a ceremony on August 23 to honour the 40 most valuable brands in Vietnam in 2018.

Forbes Vietnam has recently released its third annual list of the 40 most valuable brands in Vietnam in 2018, estimating their total value at 8.1 billion USD, an increase of 30 percent compared to the 2017 list.

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

Experts forecast that the Vietnamese economy will grow by more than 6.8 percent in the last half of this year at the Forbes Vietnam Business Forum 2018 held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 26.

Saigon Securities Incorporation (SSI) remained the largest broker in Vietnam in the second quarter of 2018, accounting for 23.08 percent of the brokerage market share, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HoSE).

Forbes Vietnam has announced Vietnam’s 50 top listed companies for 2018, which account for 70.8 percent of total market capitalisation on the HCM and Hanoi stock exchanges.

Foreign investors can now acquire more than 49 percent of shares, the previous limit on foreign ownership, in PetroVietnam Fertilizer and Chemicals Corporation (PVFCCo), the operator of Phu My fertilizer plant.

SSI targets pre-tax profits of 1.615 trillion VND (70.8 million USD) on revenues of 3.41 trillion VND (149.56 million USD) this year, year-on-year increases of 12 percent and 15 percent.