Vietnamese have always produced substantial hand-made products. It is both cultural and also a matter of necessity in what has been till recently a very poor but also very art and culture loving society. Promoting a rapidly growing handicraft industry in Vietnam is a part of the Vietnamese government’s plan to foster economic development across [...]
The Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCM City will help its members capitalise on post-crisis opportunities to boost exports and expand their domestic market, its chairman has said.
Fine arts and handicrafts exports are projected to meet the Government target of US$1.5 billion in turnover next year as the sector has had an annual export growth rate of 20 per cent in recent years.
Woodwork At 2.364 billion US dollars in 2007, woodwork quota ranked fifth among export products, making up 4.89% of Vietnam’s total export quota.
Within the framework of the 2010 Vietnam Expo, an exhibition on Vietnamese handicraft products opened in Hanoi on April 14 to promote export to Japan.
Since 2009, when the global economic crisis broke out on the world, Vietnam’s wooden furniture and fine handicrafts producers have turned their attention to the neglected home market.
In Viet Nam there are more than 2,000 officially recognized occupational villages. The domestic fine art and handicraft industry has more than 1,000 businesses which employ about 1.4 million people.
Vietnamese traditional products are being showcased at the 15 th handicraft and fine arts fair in Algeria’s capital city of Algiers, which takes place from March 18-25.
Currently, there are 61 handicraft villages in Quang Nam, such as Tra Que vegetable village, Thanh Ha ceramic village
VNGOP – Entrepreneurs from 10 Japanese companies will visit Việt Nam from November 14-19 to explore investment opportunities and seek partners in handicraft product trading.
