Business - Entrepreneur

The 5 richest billionaires in Southeast Asia at the beginning of 2026 according to Forbes, including (from left to right): Prajogo Pangestu (Indonesia), Pham Nhat Vuong (Vietnam), Low Tuck Kwong (Indonesia), R. Budi Hartono (Indonesia) and Michael Hartono (Indonesia). Graphics: Minh Huy

Southeast Asian richest billionaire ranking at the beginning of 2026

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Billionaire Prajogo Pangestu (Indonesia) and billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong (Vietnam) are among the richest billionaires in Southeast Asia.

Portraits of 5 self-made female billionaires (from left to right: Zhong Huijuan - Kwong Siu-hing - Zhou Qunfei - Fan Hongwei - Wu Yajun, the richest in Asia, according to Forbes. Graphics: Minh Huy

5 richest self-made female billionaires in Asia at the beginning of 2026

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China includes many of Asia's richest self-made female billionaires. Billionaire Zhong Huijuan leads, according to Forbes updates.

Vietnam Airlines records record revenue in 2025. Photo: Vietnam Airlines

Vietnam Airlines records highest revenue in history in 2025

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Informing Lao Dong Newspaper, on January 30, Vietnam Airlines said that the consolidated revenue in 2025 of this airline reached 121,429 billion VND.

Portraits of Chinese billionaires (from left to right: Zhong Shanshan, Zhang Yiming, Ma Huateng, Robin Zeng and Lei Jun). Graphics: Minh Huy

5 richest billionaires in China, Zhang Yiming leads

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Billionaire Zhang Yiming, founder of ByteDance, the "father" of TikTok, is the richest person in China with assets worth 69.3 billion USD, according to Forbes.

Ho Chi Minh City takes businesses as the center, and the market as a measure for research activities. Photo: Anh Tu

Businesses from the orientation of the 14th Congress to the problem of competitiveness

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The 14th Congress identified the period 2026-2030 as a breakthrough period, with businesses being the center of the economy, posing requirements to improve competitiveness.