The 2013 Gold Star Award was presented to 200 outstanding brands across
29 sectors for their product quality and social responsibility in
Hanoi on September 2.
Truong Hai Auto Joint Stock
Corporation, Hoa Sen Group, Phu My Fertiliser Plant, PetroVietnam
Exploration Production Corporation, Vietnam Rubber Group, FPT Group,
Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade, Traphaco
JSC, Thien Long Group, and Vissan Ltd. Co. were in top ten this year.
Speaking at the award ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister
Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed that the Party and State always pay special
attention to facilitating the rapid and sustainable development of
Vietnamese businesses.
He asked the Vietnam Youth
Federation, the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association and businesses
nationwide to uphold their achievements and surmount difficulties to
gain a foothold in the domestic market and head towards the global
level.
He also urged them to better business
administration, intensify investment in science and technology,
restructure their operations, improve competitiveness, and make the best
use of opportunities in order to create competitive products and
services.
The award, founded in 2003, aims to
encourage Vietnamese businesses to focus on building their brands and
enhance their competitiveness to prepare for international integration.
Over the past decade, nearly 1,730 outstanding brands have been honoured.
In 2012, the honoured brands generated more than 743 trillion VND in
revenue, paid 46 trillion VND to the State budget and created jobs for
466,000 people.-VNA