Two hundred outstanding businesses received the Sao Vang Dat Viet
(Vietnam Gold Star) Award at a ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City on
September 2.
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong
congratulated the awarded businesses, acknowledging and honouring their
contributions to the country’s development.
He said he believed
that Vietnamese entrepreneurs would further develop, making more
contributions to the country and honouring Vietnam’s reputation in
the world.
Vietnam is facing both opportunities and
challenges in the context of integration and economic development, he
said, urging the business circle to be active and creative and unite
together.
On behalf of the government, Deputy PM Trong
commended the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Vietnam Youth
Federation, for their creative activities and organisation of the award
ceremony annually
Since the annual event began in 2003, as many as 1,327 Vietnamese businesses have been honoured.
The 200 businesses selected this year all had stable growth rates.
Their combined turnover exceeded 475 trillion VND. They collectively
contributed nearly 44 trillion VND to the State budget, earned after-tax
profits of more than 48 trillion VND and created over 390,000 new jobs.
Top ten 2010 Vietnam Gold Star Awards go to FPT Telecom
Joint Stock Company, Truong Hai Auto Corporation, HANAKA Group, Tien
Phong Plastic Joint Stock Company, PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock
Corporation, Thai Nguyen Steel Joint Stock Company, Vietnam Garments
Joint Stock Company, Trung Nguyen Coffee Group, Vietinbank and Vietnam
Rubber Industry Group./.