Overseas Vietnamese entrepreneur boosts the national economy
Jonathan Hanh Nguyen has made enormous contributions to the national economy, even though he has been living abroad for a long time. He played an important role in establishing an official air-route between Vietnam and the Philippines and has paved the way for many foreign-invested projects in the country.
Connecting Vietnam to the world by air
Jonathan Hanh Nguyen and his family moved to settle in the Philippines in 1974, when he was just over 20. He later studied aeronautics in the US before becoming the Philippine Airlines chief executive in charge of Indochina.
In his position, Hanh Nguyen has been always obsessed with the idea of doing something for his motherland.
Before 1985, it was very difficult to travel between Vietnam and other countries, especially by air. The country was then practising a subsidized economy and most of its major flights were via Bangkok, Thailand.
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