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Green SM changes its brand from Xanh SM to Green SM. The Green Smart Mobility and Intelligent Transport Joint Stock Company (GSM) announced the brand change from Xanh SM to Green SM. The change aims to unify brand identity across the entire system and marks the company's three-year operation. In…
Three Eastern European-linked billionaires are reported to be behind an effort to help Vietnam’s national broadcaster VTV secure the rights to the FIFA World Cup 2026. Vingroup said on its official fan page that it would cooperate with VTV to bring the tournament closer to domestic audiences. Techcombank, led by Chairman Ho Hung Anh, and VPBank, led by Chairman Ngo Chi Dung, also announced their participation in the collaboration to bring the World Cup to Vietnamese fans.
The three major groups are believed to be among the entities supporting VTV’s acquisition of the rights to the world’s biggest football tournament. The chairmen have backgrounds that include studying and conducting business in Eastern Europe during the 1990s before returning to Vietnam: Pham Nhat Vuong of Vingroup, Ho Hung Anh of Techcombank, and Ngo Chi Dung of VPBank.
Support from large corporate groups for VTV’s World Cup rights has a prior track record. In 2018, Vingroup donated $5 million to VTV, which the article says played a decisive role in helping VTV secure the World Cup 2018 rights in the final weeks before the matches.
For the World Cup 2022, the same approach of “socializing” rights continued. Vingroup, together with T&T Group and four major banks, supported VTV to finalize a contract worth about $15 million. The contribution enabled fans to watch all 64 matches for free.
The article notes that Vingroup has funded World Cup rights for three consecutive cycles, suggesting continuity in the funding model used to support VTV’s ability to secure broadcasting rights and expand access for domestic audiences.
Premium gym chains are entering a “golden era” that is ending or already in decline, as rising operating costs collide with shifting consumer preferences toward more flexible, community-based ways to exercise. Long-term memberships are shrinking, margins are pressured by higher rents and facility expenses, and competition from smaller, more personalized…
