Awards honour SMEs and brand name developers
(VOV) - A presentation ceremony for the biennial Vietnam National Trademark Council (VNTC) awards was held December 23 in Hanoi.
On hand to present the 63 awards was Do Thang Hao, deputy minister of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
In his address, Hao remarked that small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) have been the foundation for Vietnam’s economic development and a major force underpinning social stability.
He explained that the aim of the awards programme is to promote brand name and trademark development of Vietnamese businesses.
The honourees were selected based on the soundness of their operations and performances and their commitment to the three values of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship.
Hao stressed the importance of expanding markets and increasing the quality of products in the context of the country’s deepening regional and global integration.
A wide variety of business support consultancies, conferences, seminars, and training courses were launched by the MoIT over the past year to help raise business awareness of the importance of improving marketing capacity and protecting product trademarks, Hao said.
Hao praised the VNTC, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), and the honourees for their initiatives and dedication to promoting Vietnam’s international image, including the National Trademark Programme and elevating the Made-in-Vietnam trademark.