As many as 67 Vietnamese enterprises have been presented with 2012
National Quality Awards (NQA) at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 17.
Among those companies honoured, 17 were given the gold medals, while the remainder received the silver.
In addition, the Ba Ria Vung Tau Urban Sewerage and Development Co.
Ltd (BUSADCO), the Tien Phong Plastic Joint Stock Company, and the
Agrimex Nghe An Joint Stock Company were presented with the 2012 Global
Performance Excellence Award (GPEA) by the Asia-Pacific Quality
Organisation (APQO).
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Prime
Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan stressed that the award is the recognition of
Vietnamese enterprises’ efforts in a difficult economic situation.
He expressed his hope that it will drive Vietnam’s 400,000 active
businesses to improve product quality and to build a good reputation in
domestic and international markets.
It is also necessary to improve the award’s quality to attract more enterprises to compete, he added.
Award winners were selected on criteria, which are similar to seven criteria of the US Malcolm Baldrige Award.
More than 1,400 businesses have been presented certificates of merit since the awards were launched in 1996.-VNA