HA NOI (Biz Hub) — IDG ASEAN and Viet Nam Association of Certified Public Accountants (VACPA) on Wednesday launched Viet Nam Outstanding Corporate Awards (VOCA) 2014.

The awards are presented to recognise and honour enterprises, promote the spirit of success, innovation and competitiveness. The awards aim at both listed and non-listed enterprises, in which Vietnamese partners hold at least 50 per cent of the stakes and earn a minimum of VND500 billion (US$23.69 million) in total revenue yearly.

A set of assessment criteria includes governance frames, rights of shareholders, practices of taxation, transparency and information disclosure, responsibilities of executive boards and business effectiveness. Deadline for application submission is 20 June, 2014.— VNS