Business chamber grants awards to 100 entrepreneurs

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) held a ceremony on Oct.9 to grant Thanh Giong awards to 100 honourable entrepreneurs, who have made outstanding achievements in production and business whilst creating many jobs.

The businesses had overcome many difficulties to become successful, and taken full advantage of opportunities provided in order to restructure their companies and do business in a way that was environmentally friendly with a good relationship with their staff as well as good corporate governance.

Besides the criteria of revenue and bold investments in technology, the organisers also included some additional criteria this year, including being dynamic and creative in management, and active participation in environmental protection.

Some of the winners this year included Thai Tuan Chi - chairman and general director of Thai Tuan JSC, Bui Ngoc Bao - chairman of the management board of the Vietnam National Petroleum Corporation, Nguyen Thi Dieu Hien - chairman and CEO of the Binh An Seafood JSC, Nguyen The An - chairman of the construction Viet Nguyen JSC, and Tao Van Nghe - director of HCM City Rex Hotel./.

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NA Chairman cuts inaugural ribbon at Hanoi Museum

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong cut the ribbon to inaugurate Hanoi Museum on Oct. 6.

Speaking at the ceremony, Chairman Trong said Hanoi was the crystallised focus of Vietnamese culture with a history of thousand years, from Loa Thanh-Co Loa citadel 2,300 years ago.

He said that during 23 centuries, history followed by history, tradition followed by tradition, the capital city has many historical and cultural works and now Hanoi Museum is home for over 50,000 objects which showcase to visitors Hanoi and the daily lives of people’s ancestors.

Construction of Hanoi Museum stared in May, 2008 on an area of nearly 54,000 sq.m and with a total investment capital of 2.3 trillion VND (121 million USD).

The museum has four storeys and a two-storey basement and was built in the shape of an inverted pyramid.

Following the opening ceremony, an exhibition of photos of Hanoi in the old days and another exhibition of ornamental trees and ancient artefacts were opened to visitors at the museum.

The exhibition will run until Jan. 6, 2011, except Mondays./.

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