November 4, 20214 yr Vietnamese billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran A graduate college at Oxford University could be renamed after a Vietnamese billionaire who owns budget airline Vietjet. Linacre College said this week it would change its name to Thao College, after a "transformative donation" of £155 million ($211 million) from the SOVICO group, headed by Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao. The money will fund a new graduate center and scholarships, as well as support the day-to-day running of the college, which was founded in 1962. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/oxford-college-may-take-name-of-vietnam-s-airline-boss-4381176.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2021-11-04
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