Ms. Dang Thi Hoang Phuong is one of the seven prominent women in various fields of the modern history of Vietnam presented by the BBC. Here is the full text of the article on the BBC on 6/12 past."A businesswoman who wants to succeed in Vietnam must first have a great aspiration and energy to reach out and overcome difficulties on the career path, which at times seem to stand on the abyss '

Ms. Dang Thi Hoang Phuong, 39 years old, CEO of Saigon Invest Group, shared this with women who want to enter the business in an interview with the BBC.

However, she did not eliminate the luck factor in her career and life.According to Ms. Hoang Phuong, in addition to the above factors, Vietnamese business women must have a vision and general knowledge to assess the macro economy not only in Vietnam, but also in the region and the world.Career and familyIt is equally important for women to 'balance their careers and their families', otherwise it will be difficult.Mrs Hoang Phuong said that she had sacrificed for her family a lot, especially during the Saigon Invest Group's start-up phase with the Que Vo industrial park.

At that time, her first child was very young, but she had set her goals and time to make sure the industrial park be succeeded in just after five years.

Ms. Hoang Phuong said she now spends more time with her family than for her career.

Its first industrial park was Tan Tao Industrial Park with an initial capital of one million US dollars in 1999.

According to Hoang Phuong, Saigon Invest Group is very successful with its Japanese and Taiwanese counterparts, thanks to the research and development potential of Vietnam and the region. The 'traditional field' of the Group is to invest in the development of industrial park infrastructure and is currently investing and managing 20 industrial parks throughout Vietnam.Saigon Invest Group in 2007 attracted five billion dollars out of a total of more than 20 billion dollars of FDI in Vietnam.

(bbcvietnamese.com)

www.bbc.co.uk/vietnamese/vietnam/story/2008/12/081205_saigon_invest_group_iv.shtml