The Vietnam Report Joint Stock Company (Vietnam Report) on December 11 revealed the top 500 Vietnamese businesses in 2012 (VNR 500).

It is the sixth consecutive year the VNR 500 has been announced to recognise and honour achievements made by the Vietnamese business community in 2011. The ranking is based on company revenue.

The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) topped the list, followed by the Vietnam National Petroleum Corporation (Petrolimex), the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), the Samsung Electronics Vietnam Co., and the Military Telecom Group (Viettel).

In addition, Vietnam Report also named the top 500 private firms.-VNA