Expat Interest Wellness-focused credit cards launched in Vietnam By Minh Tuan Thursday, Dec 12, 2019,16:28 (GMT+7) Wellness-focused credit cards launched in VietnamBy Minh Tuan VPBank Deputy CEO Phung Duy Khuong (L) and Dane Fort, California Fitness Group Chief Executive Officer, pose for a photo at the launching ceremony of VPBank-California Fitness Platinum and VPBank-California Centuryon Signature credit cards in HCMC on December 10 - PHOTO: COURTESY OF CALIFORNIA FITNESS GROUP HCMC - California Fitness Group and VPBank on December 10 launched two new co-branded credit cards, which represent their ambitions to help Vietnam become healthy, wealthy and wise. The launching of VPBank-California Fitness Platinum Credit Card and VPBank-California Centuryon Signature Credit Card marks the first time a fitness brand and a bank have partnered on wellness-focused credit cards anywhere in the world. “As we come in to the … [Read more...] about Wellness-focused credit cards launched in Vietnam
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Conversations with Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong – Part 1
Pham Nhat Vuong, the chairman of Vietnam’s largest homegrown conglomerate Vingroup, sat down for an interview with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper to discuss how he has expanded the company’s umbrella from property development to car-making and smartphone production. Vuong spent several hours speaking with Tuoi Tre about topics ranging from the conglomerate’s new ventures, its attraction of talent, Vingroup’s corporate culture, and his own family and ultimate purpose in life. 2018 was a big year for Vingroup, one of Vietnam’s leading private enterprises in several fields including agriculture, real estate, entertainment, technology, health care, and education. Just in that year, the conglomerate opened Vietnam’s tallest skyscraper, Vincom Center Landmark 81, in Ho Chi Minh City, introduced VinFast cars in Paris, and rolled out VinFast electric motorbikes. It also began building VinUni, a university on a par with international … [Read more...] about Conversations with Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong – Part 1