As many as 73 foreign-invested businesses and 100 domestic companies
were honoured with the 12 th Golden Dragon Awards and the 9 th
Vietnamese Trademark Awards, respectively, in Hanoi on March 16.
FDI businesses that won the Golden Dragon Awards this
year operate in the fields of finance-banking, insurance, cement
production and car manufacturing. Among the winners are Chinfon Cement
Corporation, Ford Vietnam Co., Ltd and Lavie Co., Ltd.
In 2012, foreign investors invested more than 13 billion USD in
Vietnam, of which 10.5 billion USD was disbursed. The FDI sector
recorded an export turnover of over 73 billion USD last year, accounting
for 66 percent of the country’s total exports.
Meanwhile, 100 local businesses were recognised for their efforts in
overcoming a series of difficulties in 2012. Typical businesses include
Ngo Gia Tu One-member Co. , Ltd, Viet Tien Garment Joint Stock
Corporation, and Vincom Joint Stock Company.
The
awards ceremony, themed “Crossing Waves”, was jointly held by the
Vietnam Economic Times in coordination with Vietnam Television.-VNA