Under a new government resolution, Vietnam strives to have at least 10 dollar billionaires by 2030 and four of the most powerful businesspeople in Asia. Vietnam now has six billionaires.

Vietnam aims to have at least 10 businesspeople listed among the world’s dollar billionaires by 2030, and at least five among the most powerful in Asia to be recognized by international prestigious institutions.

Vietnam has set ambitious targets to have at least 10 billionaires and five of Asia’s most influential entrepreneurs by 2030.

The strong rise of the aviation and tourism sectors has helped Vietjet Air recover rapidly. Along with the good business performance of HDBank and Sovico, the airlines' president Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao has seen her wealth increase.

The prosperity of the steel manufacturing sector, plus increased demand for Hoa Phat Group shares (HPG), are behind the rapid increase in Tran Dinh Long’s assets.

Forbes has updated its list of the world's billionaires for this year, with six billionaires from Vietnam making the latest rankings.

Chairman of Vietnamese private conglomerate Vingroup Pham Nhat Vuong, at 4.8 billion USD, moved 252 places to rank 678th in the Hurun Global Rich List 2024.

Hoa Phat’s revenue and market share have increased, which has helped it cement its No 1 position in the market, while steel shares have become hot again, prompting investors to sell shares to make big profits.

International institutions have predicted that Vietnam will see the sharpest increase in the number of wealthy people in the world in the next decade. The high expectations are based on FDI capital flow and the strong rise of well-known businesses.

Vietnam is forecast to see a 125% increase in wealth over the next 10 years, which will be the largest expansion in wealth of any country in terms of GDP per capita and number of millionaires.

Vingroup President Pham Nhat Vuong tops the list of billionaires in February. Hoa Phat President Tran Dinh Long made a breakthrough, while FPT President Truong Gia Binh is once again in the top 10.

Many Vietnamese billionaires have seen their assets decrease over the last two weeks despite good stock market performance. And Nguyen Dang Quang is no longer on Forbes’ list of dollar billionaires.

Nguyen Dang Quang, president of retail giant Masan Group, has been removed from Forbes’ list of global billionaires following his company’s shares plunging for four consecutive sessions between January 4 and January 9.

The stock assets of billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong have soared to $9 billion as shown in Bloomberg’s ranking. Meanwhile, Nguyen Dang Quang has returned to Fobres’ list of the world’s billionaires.

Nguyen Dang Quang, founder of Masan Group, has reappeared on Forbes’ list of billionaires after previously dropping out due to a fall in his assets.

More and more Vietnamese businesses want to enter the world market after succeeding in the domestic market. Vietnam is not only famous as a farm produce exporter, but also as an exporter of hi-tech products.

Many large corporations’ owners have accepted no salary during a difficult period, but other CEOs have received tens of billions of dong a year.

Most Vietnamese businesspeople who started businesses in East European countries after finishing studies there returned to Vietnam to do business in their fields.

The stock assets of Nguyen Dang Quang, president of Masan Group, have fallen to below $1 billion. Several other billionaires have also lost billions of dong following the sharp falls of the VN-Index recently.

Forbes has updated its list of the world's billionaires, with five billionaires from Vietnam making the latest rankings.