Dang Hong Anh, Vice President of the Vietnam YouthFederation and President of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs’ Association, saidthat the startups run by those entrepreneurs produced a combined revenue ofnearly 1.7 trillion VND (71.7 million USD), earned total profits of 104 billionVND, and paid 39 billion VND to the budget last year.
First held in 2015, this award is one of pioneeringactivities of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs’ Association in implementing theGovernment-launched national startup programme.
Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s EconomicCommission Tran Tuan Anh spoke highly of contributions by young entrepreneursto the nation’s development.
He expressed his hope that the awardees will exert moreefforts to turn Vietnam into a strong and prosperous country.
On the same day, the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs’Association held a workshop themed “Learn to lead”, during which participantsshared their experience in production and business as well as their startupjourney./.

