Upon the arrival of his special aircraft, the Hungarian-American billionaire was immediately escorted by bodyguards to a car and headed towards the city’s most luxurious resort, the InterContinental.Sources say the billionaire will spend three days in Da Nang, but his detailed activities during the stay are kept confidential, due to the security contract he inked with the resort.His residence in the resort costs US$2,000 - $3,000 a day, and is almost definitely protected.The 82-year-old is known as "The Man Who Broke the Bank of England" because of his US$1 billion in investment profits during the 1992 Black Wednesday UK currency crisis.As of March 12, Soros was listed by Forbes as the 22nd richest person in the world, the world's richest hedge-fund manager, and number 7 on its list of the 400 wealthiest Americans, with a net worth estimated at $20 billion.He is also the chairman of Soros Fund Management.He was spotted in Hanoi out of the blue on December 27 in what is now known as a Christmas and New Year vacation rather than a business trip.Last Christmas, Mark Zuckerberg, owner and founder of the world’s largest social networking service and website Facebook, was also in Hanoi with his girlfriend to enjoy the holiday.Tuoitrenews
George Soros spending New Year’s Eve in Da Nang
The world's 22nd richest billionaire George Soros and his wife arrived Saturday in the central city of Da Nang for a three-day trip to welcome the New Year. Upon the arrival of his special aircraft, the Hungarian-American billionaire was immediately escorted by bodyguards to a car and headed towards the city’s most luxurious resort, the InterContinental.Sources say the billionaire will spend three days in Da Nang, but his detailed activities during the stay are kept confidential, due to the security contract he inked with the resort.His residence in the resort costs US$2,000 - $3,000 a day, and is almost definitely protected.The 82-year-old is known as "The Man Who Broke the Bank of England" because of his US$1 billion in investment profits during the 1992 Black Wednesday UK currency crisis.As of March 12, Soros was listed by Forbes as the 22nd richest person in the world, the world's richest hedge-fund manager, and number 7 on its list of the 400 wealthiest Americans, with a net worth estimated at $20 billion.He is also the chairman of Soros Fund Management.He was spotted in Hanoi out of the blue on December 27 in what is now known as a Christmas and New Year vacation rather than a business trip.Last Christmas, Mark Zuckerberg, owner and founder of the world’s largest social networking service and website Facebook, was also in Hanoi with his girlfriend to enjoy the holiday.Tuoitrenews
Upon the arrival of his special aircraft, the Hungarian-American billionaire was immediately escorted by bodyguards to a car and headed towards the city’s most luxurious resort, the InterContinental.Sources say the billionaire will spend three days in Da Nang, but his detailed activities during the stay are kept confidential, due to the security contract he inked with the resort.His residence in the resort costs US$2,000 - $3,000 a day, and is almost definitely protected.The 82-year-old is known as "The Man Who Broke the Bank of England" because of his US$1 billion in investment profits during the 1992 Black Wednesday UK currency crisis.As of March 12, Soros was listed by Forbes as the 22nd richest person in the world, the world's richest hedge-fund manager, and number 7 on its list of the 400 wealthiest Americans, with a net worth estimated at $20 billion.He is also the chairman of Soros Fund Management.He was spotted in Hanoi out of the blue on December 27 in what is now known as a Christmas and New Year vacation rather than a business trip.Last Christmas, Mark Zuckerberg, owner and founder of the world’s largest social networking service and website Facebook, was also in Hanoi with his girlfriend to enjoy the holiday.Tuoitrenews
