Honoring outstanding young startup entrepreneurs in 2026

The program is co-organized by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Federation and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association. This is also one of the activities of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association to celebrate the 13th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, term 2026 - 2031.

Attending the program were Mr. Nguyen Van Thang - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister; Mr. Bui Quang Huy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF), First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Youth Union; leaders of the Party, State, Central Committee of the VFF; leaders of central departments, ministries, branches, leaders of localities...

Since 2015, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Federation, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association have organized the Program to vote for and award the title of Excellent Young Entrepreneur to encourage and create a emulation movement among young entrepreneurs, and promote the production and business activities of enterprises. Through 9 implementations, 730 typical young entrepreneurs have been honored, making the program a prestigious activity of the Youth Union, Association and Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs movement.

In 2026, the Program to vote and award the title of Outstanding Young Entrepreneur has received hundreds of nomination applications nationwide. After preliminary selection, practical appraisal and serious and objective final selection, the Selection Council selected and honored 86 Outstanding Young Entrepreneurs in 2026, including awarding the title TOP10 Outstanding Young Entrepreneurs in 2026 to the most typical faces.

In addition, the Organizing Committee awarded the honorary title of Excellent Young Entrepreneur 2026 to Ms. Nguyen Thuy Chi - Deputy Director of Cham Vao Xanh Co., Ltd. (Hanoi City), disabled young entrepreneur - for her contributions to creating livelihoods, connecting the community and opening up more opportunities for disadvantaged people to live on their own abilities.

Businesses run by outstanding young Entrepreneurs in 2026 achieved total revenue of 4,453 billion VND in 2025, profit of 95.8 billion VND, contributed 48.34 billion VND to the state budget and created jobs for 3.726 workers. The TOP 10 outstanding young Entrepreneurs in 2026 alone achieved total revenue of 1,886 billion VND, profit of 37.31 billion VND and created jobs for 729 workers.

Speaking at the program, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang acknowledged and praised the outstanding young entrepreneurs starting businesses in 2026, especially the 10 TOP10 faces.

The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized: "The thing that impressed me is not only the figures on revenue, growth or jobs created, but what is even more precious is that behind each business is a journey to overcome doubts, overcome failures and overcome their own limits. Each entrepreneur honored today is a testament to the Vietnamese spirit of daring to think big, daring to act and daring to take responsibility for their dreams to build a developed and strong Vietnam.

The Deputy Prime Minister expressed his belief that, from the young entrepreneurs honored today, there will be large businesses of tomorrow, Vietnamese brands reaching world-class level.

In the period when the country enters a new era of development, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang also said that starting a business is not just about establishing a business, but must be associated with science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, modern governance, integrity business culture and social responsibility.

The Deputy Prime Minister requested the Central Youth Union, the Central Vietnam Youth Federation and the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association to continue to practically accompany young entrepreneurs, strongly shift from honoring to creating an ecosystem, and have support mechanisms after honoring so that young businesses grow sustainably, making worthy contributions to the goal of building a rich, prosperous, civilized, and happy country.

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