VietNamNet Bridge – “I hope that Vietnam will host the Asian advertising congress in 2013,” said Peter Das, Chairman of the Union of Asian Advertising Associations in HCM City this Sunday.

The audience were watching outstanding advertising products.

Peter Das came to Vietnam to attend the “Golden Bell” 2008 advertising awards and presented the most notable award, “The Best TV Advertisement” to KFC for their Fried Chicken clip.

The Golden Bell award is the annual national award presented to creative, unique and valuable advertisements.

Peter Das said Vietnam is increasing in famous brands, for example brands for coffee, seacooking and fruits, so the market for advertising products for these brands is developing robustly.

The relationship between the Union of Asian Advertising Associations and the Vietnam Advertising Association has developed well in recent years. Peter Das said he hopes Vietnam is able to host the Asian Advertising Congress in 2013.

Besides awards for television advertising clips, the Golden Bell awards were also presented for advertising products in print newspapers, radio, Internet and outdoors, for which there were more than 200 submissions.

Vietnam currently has more than 3,000 professional advertising firms and approximately 600 media agencies involved in this field.

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