Vietnamese businesswoman makes it into the top 100 most powerful women in the world.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao is the only representative from Vietnam, ranking 62nd in Forbes magazine's 2016 list of the 100 most powerful women in the world.

Forbes magazine's evaluation criteria include: money (assets, company revenue, national GDP), media presence, influence, and their impact both within their own field (media, business, technology, etc.) and in other fields.

The women on this list are considered some of the world's smartest and toughest. They are business leaders, politicians, investors, scientists, and philanthropists making their mark globally.

Leading the list this year is still German Chancellor Angela Merkel, holding the number one position for the sixth consecutive year. Following her are Democratic US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, philanthropist Melinda Gates, and General Motors CEO Mary Barra.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao is the only representative from Vietnam to be included in the top 100 most powerful women in the world.

The list includes only one Vietnamese representative, Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, ranked 62nd. Ms. Thao, 46 ​​years old, studied in Russia in the 1990s and is the co-founder and chairwoman of Sovico Holdings.

Sovico holds stakes in HD Bank and the low-cost airline VietJet Air. In 2014, DaiA Bank merged with HD Bank, which now has total assets of $5 billion, 10,000 employees, and 225 branches. Meanwhile, VietJet Air, established in 2011, currently has 29 aircraft and a growing market share in Vietnam.

Previously, Ms. Thao was also included in Forbes' list of Asia's Power Businesswomen, alongside Ms. Cao Thi Ngoc Dung - Chairman and CEO of PNJ and Ms. Thai Huong - Chairman of TH Group.

According to VNE