Two hundred outstanding businesses received the Sao Vang Dat Viet (Vietnam Gold Star) Award at a ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday.
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong congratulated the awarded businesses, acknowledging and honoring their contributions to the country’s development.
He said he believed that Vietnamese entrepreneurs would further develop, making more contributions to the country and honoring 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 organization of the award ceremony annually.
Since the annual event began in 2003, as many as 1,327 Vietnamese businesses have been honored.
The 200 businesses selected this year all had stable growth rates. Their combined turnover exceeded VND475 trillion (US$24.4 billion). They collectively contributed nearly VND44 trillion to the State budget, earned after-tax profits of more than VND48 trillion and created over 390,000 new jobs.
Top ten 2010 Vietnam Gold Star Awards go to FPT Telecom Joint Stock Co, Truong Hai Auto Corp, HANAKA Group, Tien Phong Plastic Joint Stock Co, PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock Corp, Thai Nguyen Steel Joint Stock Co, Vietnam Garments Joint Stock Co, Trung Nguyen Coffee Group, Vietinbank and Vietnam Rubber Industry Group.
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