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BRG Group chairwoman Madame Nguyen Thi Nga Passion-fuelled success Having acknowledged the appearance of the golf industry in Vietnam around 1994, Madame Nga admits she took a few years to observe the situation before deciding to invest. The decision was appraised as a bold move since there were only around 1500 Vietnamese golfers recorded in 1999. Back then, golf courses were mainly found in the southern regions such as Song Be, Thu Duc and Dong Nai, with the only exception being Kings Island Golf Resort in North Vietnam. However, after nine years of treading water, foreign investors showed intention of divesting at Kings Island Gof Resort and transferring their shareholdings to other investors. Seizing the opportunity, Madame Nga entered the investment game with no knowledge or experience of golf yet possessing a rare interest in a new industry and the quick wits of a business magnate. She was briefly involved in the negotiation process and bought off the whole ownership of the … [Read more...] about The power of Vietnam’s golf industry

Mark Reeves, division director of BRG Group, on behalf of Nguyen Thi Nga receives the awards at the Asia-Pacific Golf Summit 2019 At the 13th Asia-Pacific Golf Summit (APGS 2019) held in Gurugram, India on November 6, Nguyen Thi Nga, Chairwoman of BRG Group, was once again named one of Asia's most powerful people in golf, in recognition of her great contributions to the development of the sport in Vietnam, as well as reaffirming her vision and influence in the industry. At the event, Nga received the Asia-Pacific spirit of enterprise gold standard award. This is the award category for the best entrepreneur in the field of golf in the region. The award was conferred to Nga to recognise her courage, perseverance, and pioneering efforts on the journey to develop Vietnamese golf over recent years. According to Asian Golf Magazine, the organiser of APGS, the award was conferred to Nga to recognise her courage, perseverance, and pioneering efforts on the journey to develop … [Read more...] about BRG Group chairwoman wins major prizes at Asian Golf Awards 2019

 Lo Cuong rice noodles. (Photo: VOV) Rice noodle makers in Lo Cuong begin a new, busy day at 4 a.m. The village is echoed with the sound of flour mills, rice sheet dryers and cutting machines as villagers talk and laugh loudly, and walk with rapid steps. Rice is soaked 2 hours before it’s milled into soft flour which will then be steamed by a machine. The final step is to dry the rice sheets on bamboo wattles. After being dried, the rice sheets are taken down and cut into small strings. Pham Thi Trien’s family is one of the households in Lo Cuong hamlet A to produce rice noodles by a closed assembly line. With a closed system ranging from flour mills to rice sheet dryers and a 17-shelf drying machine, Trien’s facility regularly produces up to 3 tons of rice noodles. “In the past, all production steps were done manually. Two years ago, we began to use the closed production line. Traders come directly to my house to receive the products which will then be … [Read more...] about Lo Cuong rice noodle village thrives despite urbanization

Visitors at a conference to seek providers for supporting industries held by the HCM City Department of Industry and Trade on September 11. VNS File Phto/Viet Nam hoinhap Magazine. Representatives of local firms said at a recent conference on the supporting industry held in HCM City that their companies had joined global supply chains and were seeking opportunities to expand their overseas markets.  The conference was held to provide opportunities for local and foreign firms to look for manufacturers of components for products in the fields of electronics, automation, motorbikes, automobiles, and health care. Nguyen Kim Chai from Hanel Vietnam said his company had supplied products to the Japanese market for more than 20 years. The products include components and spare parts for electrical transformers, household electronic equipment, automobiles and telephones. To act as a supplier for … [Read more...] about More local firms join global supply chains

Chairwoman of the Bac Ninh People's Committee Nguyen Huong Giang (R) hosts a reception for Finnish Ambassador Kari Kahiluoto (Photo: VNA) Bac Ninh (VNA) – Chairwoman of the People's Committee of the northern province of Bac Ninh Nguyen Huong Giang on November 20 hosted a reception for Finnish Ambassador Kari Kahiluoto, during which the two sides discussed the treatment of wastes. The foreign diplomat described the event as one of the practical activities aimed at pushing up the relations between the two countries. Over the recent past, Finland has been cooperating with Vietnam in general and Bac Ninh province in particular in various fields, especially waste treatment, the ambassador said, adding his embassy has been providing active support to the country’s firms in implementing projects in Vietnam, most recently the waste-to-energy plant in Bac Ninh’s Que Vo district. He expressed his hope that Bac Ninh leading officials will continue supporting and … [Read more...] about Finland helps Bac Ninh province in waste-to-energy technology