Hanoi (VNA) – A ceremony was held in Hanoi on January 8 to honour 500 largestenterprises in Vietnam (VNR500) and top 10 prestigious companies in 2020.
The event was co-organised by the Vietnam Report JSC andVietNamNet electronic newspaper.
On the VNR500 list are Samsung Electronics Thai Nguyen CoLtd, Vietnam Electricity (EVN), Vietnam Oil and 🅘Gas Group (PetroVietnam),Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel), and Vietnam NationalPetroleum Group (Petrol﷽imex), among others.
Speaking at the event, Minister of Information andCommunications Nguyen Manh Hung said firms in almost all key sectors set digitaltransformation as a priority strategy, which is pushed by the COVID-19pandemic.
According to him, pharmaceutical companies paid moreattention to artificial intel📖ligence while travel agencies used dig⛎italtechnology such as augmented or virtual reality to introduce their products.
A survey of the VNR500 companies by Vietnam Report showed that64.8 percent of respondents said COVID-19 has pushed quicker digital transformationamong businesses, with 19.8 percent using cloud computing, 19.3 percent using big data and 7.3 percent choosing Internet of Things. Hung added that in the current context, digitaltransformation plays a significant role, laying a foundation for firms toweather through challenges and grow further./.
The Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) has been named on the list of the Top 10 prestigious banks in Vietnam in 2019 by the Vietnam Report Company.
The Vietnam Report JSC and VietNamNet newspaper announced the top 500 largest enterprises in Vietnam (VNR500) in 2019 at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 9.
The Vietnam Report JSC and VietNamNet e-newspaper announced the 500 largest enterprises in Vietnam (VNR500) in 2020 at a ceremony in Hanoi on November 10.
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The industry's performance has been powered by bold investments in modern production lines, enabling Vietnamese firms to produce complicated products which were exclusive to advanced economies.
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This is the second year the magazine has released the ranking, which is based on total revenue and key financial indicators of enterprises from seven countries in the region: Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Cambodia.
At the summit, publishing, tech, and media sectors will discuss emerging trends, business models, and sustainable solutions for digital publishing development in Vietnam.
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