He lauded the businesses formaking good performances against difficulties hitting the nationaleconomy, reminding them that the country is integrating widely into theregional and global economies.
The State leaderasked the firms to further improve their products’ quality by applyingadvanced production methods and technology and building a healthierfinancial capacity for enhancing their competitiveness in the worldmarket.
He also lauded the outcomes of the NationalTrademark programme and expressed hope that the awardees will sharetheir experience with other enterprises to make Vietnam’s brand nameshighly competitive globally.
According to Ministerof Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang, head of the Vietnam NationalTrademark Council, the 63 awardees include 48 recognised earlier lastyear by the National Trademark programme and 15 newly-honoured names.
In 2013, branding and trade promotion activitieswithin the framework of the programme brought together 7,000 businesseswhich signed 280,000 deals totalling 1.4 billion USD and 162 billionVND, he said, adding that contracts sealed at trade fairs valued nearly1.9 billion VND (89,300 USD).-VNA
PM meets with Kazakh, Turkmen, Ethiopian leaders
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had brief meetings with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow, and Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS Summit in Kazan city of Russia on October 23 evening (local time).
