(VOVworld) – The Ministry of Science and Technology on Sunday presented the National Quality Award and the Global Performance Excellence Award for Asia-Pacific 2016 to outstanding businesses.

National Quality Award and the Global Performance Excellence Award for Asia-Pacific 2016 presented- Photo: kinhtedothi.vn

Speaking at the award ceremony in Hanoi on Sunday, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam stressed the importance of effective allocation of resources to enhance the economy’s competitiveness. He urged enterprises to improve their productivity, quality, and market management to boost their growth and serve consumers.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam urges Vietnamese enterprises to improve their performance- Photo: VGP

Mr. Dam said: “By improving their performance, many Vietnamese enterprises have conquered the domestic and strengthened their foothold in overseas markets. Vietnamese enterprises have managed to dominate the domestic market and gained consumers’ trust thanks to improving their quality, I hope that these two awards will draw attention from both enterprises and society and at the same time encourage Vietnamese enterprises to promote innovation and increase their quality.”

In the last 20 years, more than 1,680 enterprises have been honored with National Quality Awards. Since 2000, 40 Vietnamese enterprises won the Global Performance Excellence Awards.