(VOVworld) – President Truong Tan Sang met with the 100 outstanding women who were honored by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Friday.

They have excelled in business and contributing to national development in the context of a global and national economic downturn. President Sang reiterated Vietnam’s consistent policies of promoting women’s advancement, adding that Vietnamese female businesses play an important role in national development and defense. He said: “Corporate development should go together with social responsibility. The jobs you generated have helped improve the quality of life of thousands of families.”