The second meeting of the National Council for the 2025 National Quality Awards in Hà Nội on August 19. — Photos courtesy of Ministry of Science and Technology

HÀ NỘI — Twenty-five organisations and businesses have been shortlisted for the 2025 National Quality Awards following a rigorous assessment process, with their names set to be submitted to Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng for consideration and approval.

The decision was made at the second meeting of the National Council for the 2025 National Quality Awards, held in Hà Nội on August 19 under the chairmanship of Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Lê Xuân Định, who also chairs the council.

In his opening remarks, Deputy Minister Định said the National Quality Awards are a national-level honour presented annually by the PM to recognise organisations and businesses with outstanding achievements in improving productivity, quality, operational efficiency and competitiveness.

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Lê Xuân Định delivers opening remarks at the council meeting.

For the 2025 awards, the National Council received 42 applications from organisations and businesses nominated by 12 preliminary councils representing ministries, sectors and localities.

At its second meeting, the council carefully reviewed explanatory reports and feedback from relevant authorities before deciding not to put forward 10 businesses after identifying violations or unresolved issues relating to taxation, environmental protection, fire prevention and fighting, and occupational safety.

The decision underlined a key principle of the awards: strong business performance and management capacity must go hand in hand with strict compliance with the law.

Following substantive assessments and broad consensus among council members, the council finalised a list of 25 organisations and businesses for submission to the Ministry of Science and Technology for consideration and subsequent proposal to the PM.

Of the 25 nominees, 17 have been proposed for the National Quality Gold Award, while eight have been proposed for the National Quality Award.

The nominees represent a diverse range of businesses, including nine large manufacturing enterprises, five small manufacturing enterprises, 10 large service businesses and one small service business.

According to the council, the shortlisted organisations have demonstrated strong competitiveness and impressive business performance while making notable progress in digital transformation, technological innovation and the practical application of internationally recognised quality management systems.

The National Quality Awards originated from the Vietnam Quality Awards, which were presented from 1996 to 2008. The awards officially adopted their current name in 2009 under the Law on Product and Goods Quality.

To date, 2,253 entries have been recorded, with 332 businesses receiving the National Quality Gold Award and 1,831 receiving the National Quality Award, formerly known as the Silver Award.

A further 139 businesses have received Certificates of Merit from the Prime Minister, while 57 have gone on to gain international recognition through the Asia-Pacific Quality Award. — VNS