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./.