Founder of Thien Long Pen: From the oldest child in a family of 10 siblings, starting a business at 17 with a rusty bicycle to a company worth over 4 trillion VND

Mr. Co Gia Tho, Chairman of Thien Long Group (TLG), shared his nearly 50-year entrepreneurial journey filled with challenges. Coming from a family with 10 children, he began his career at 17 with an old bicycle. Recognizing a large demand for pens, Mr. Tho started selling them to help his family. After saving some capital, he switched to pen manufacturing in 1981. TLG chose Tan Tao Industrial Park as its manufacturing base in 1996, gradually becoming a professional enterprise. Today, TLG has a market capitalization of over 4.2 trillion VND and aims to be among the top five companies in Southeast Asia in the office supplies sector. Thanks to its export strategies and market expansion, TLG maintains steady growth amid high competition.