Hanoi, April 12 -- A ceremony was held in Hanoi on April 11 evening to celebrate and recognise outstanding cooperatives by the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance. The event was part of a series of activities in the action month for cooperatives marking Vietnam Cooperatives Day (April 11) and International Year of Cooperatives 2025. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung, who is also head of the National Steering Committee for the Collective Economy, presented the 'Coop Star Awards 2025' to 100 exemplary cooperatives at the ceremony. Speaking at the event, the Deputy PM recounted the history of the country's collective economic sector. Right after the success of the August Revolution, responding to President Ho Chi Minh's call in 1948, the first ...