Vietnam's two richest people, Pham Nhat Vuong and Pham Thu Huong, together gained about $500 million (roughly VND 13,000 billion) in one day, according to Forbes' real-time billionaire ranking updated on October 27. Vuong's fortune reached about $37.3 billion, up $438 million, placing him 58th globally, while Huong's rose about $55 million to $4.2 billion, ranking 1,001st. The gains came as Vingroup shares (VIC) rose 1.4% to about VND 240,200 per share in the October 27 session. Vuong directly holds over 703.8 million VIC shares (about 9.1% of capital), and Huong holds over 341.2 million shares (about 4.41%).
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Original headline: Hai vợ chồng người Việt vừa có thêm 500 triệu USD chỉ sau một ngày
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