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- Vietnam EV maker VinFast's shares jumped over 200% on its Tuesday debut on Nasdaq.
- The share surge boosted the fortune of major shareholder Pham Nhat Vuong.
- Vuong is now worth $44.3 billion — that's $39 billion more than what he was worth just a day prior.
Vietnam's richest person, Pham Nhat Vuong, got eightfold richer on Tuesday after shares of his electric vehicle company soared on its Nasdaq debut.