73 enterprises to receive National Quality Award 2017

Seventy-three enterprises will be honoured with the National Quality Award for their outstanding performances in 2017.

At the press conference
At the press conference

The announcement was made at a press conference to introduce the awards on April 17.

Of the 73 enterprises, 15 received National Quality Gold Awards, while 58 others secured Silver.

Speaking at the conference, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Van Tung said the National Quality Awards are the only awards of their kind approved by the Prime Minister and included in the International Asia Pacific Quality Award (IAPQA) system by the Asia-Pacific Quality Organisation.

The annual award aims to honour enterprises for their outstanding operation in boosting the quality and competitiveness of their products and services amid regional and global integration, he noted.

Four Vietnamese enterprises also received the IAPQA award in 2017.

The ceremony to honour the 2017 winners of the annual National Quality Awards and International Asia Pacific Quality Award (IAPQA) is scheduled to take place in Hanoi on April 22.