The top ten enterprises won the Vietnam Gold Star Award 2021 were announced at a ceremony held by the central committee of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association on March 30.

Winners and delegates at the award ceremony. Photos: TTXVN

The awarded enterprises are FPT, Viettel Post, Sacombank, Vinaconex, Viet Tien, Minh Phu Seafood Corp, ATAD, Thien Long, Hung Thinh, and KSB - Bimico.

In 2021, they generated a revenue of more than VND554 trillion (US$24.2 billion), contributing more than VND9 trillion($393.5 million) to the state budget and employed more than 107,000 workers.

The organising board of the Vietnam Gold Star Award selected the best businesses from 294 nominees  from 55 provinces and cities, which were evaluated based on criteria such as total assets, total revenues, capital, profits, tax payment, return on equity and employees’ income.

Although the Covid-19 pandemic has left huge consequences on  the country’s economy, Vietnam’s top 200 enterprises have still maintained their sustainable business development, reached a total revenue of over VND747 trillion (US$32.5 billion), contributing over VND40 trillion ($1.7 billion) to the state coffers and created over 450,000 jobs last year.

Head of the Central Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh

Speaking at the ceremony, Head of the Central Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh said, the Vietnam Gold Star Award winners in the past 18 years have shown great efforts of Vietnamese businesses and entrepreneurs to affirm the position, prestige and trust of domestic and international partners and consumers, thereby, actively contributing to the process of renovation, integration and economic development of the country. 

Tuan Anh urged the Vietnamese business community, including young Vietnamese entrepreneurs and Vietnamese Gold Star businesses, to be more aggressive in the socio-economic development, and work together to overcome difficulties.

He suggested the businesses should invest in technological innovation, create more jobs, further raise incomes for employees, build start-up ecosystems, innovate and make better contribution to the country's development.