The Thua Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee on January 3 approved the second phase of a project to manufacture rattan products, which is sponsored by IKEA Company. The project, with total capital of US$56,539 and channeled through the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), will be carried out in Nam Dong and A Luoi districts. It aims to [...]
The Crafts and Handicrafts Association has 90 members, while 80 percent of which have bogged down in difficulties or have been on the verge of bankruptcy. At the point of death The Kim Boi Wood and Handicrafts Company has been trying to “rob Peter to pay Paul” in order to overcome the current difficult period. [...]
The event drew the participation of businesses and artisans from 19 cities and provinces nationwide. During the five-day event, seminars on new trends of design and potentials for exporting handicraft products, especially to the Northern European countries, will also be held. At the opening ceremony, the Hanoi People’s Committee presented 34 certificates of outstanding rural [...]
The Hanoi Craft Show 2011 will open in the capital next week with the participation of 300 enterprises. The city’s first handicrafts exhibition will offer producers a chance to approach international markets, said Dao Thu Vinh deputy director of the Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade. The five-day event, co-organised by the department, the Hanoi [...]
A seminar was held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 6 to discuss measures to boost the export of hand-made Vietnamese products to Japan. The event was co-organized by the HCM City Department for Industry and Trade, the Trade Promotion Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the ASEAN-Japan Promotion Centre on [...]
Nearly 200 domestic and foreign businesses attended the International Timber and Handicraft Products Fair which opened at the Tan Binh Exhibition and Fair Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on October 5. The annual fair aims to promote domestic timber and handicraft product exports. During the event, several other activities will also take place, such [...]
(VOV) – Around 200 companies have registered to set up 500 stalls in a four-day furniture and handicrafts expo, scheduled to begin in HCM City on October 5. The event is being organised by the municipal Department of Industry and Trade as part of the National Trade Promotion Programme. On display will be indoor and [...]
The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has recently approved a plan for exporting handicrafts for the 2010-2015 period, aiming to reach a turnover of US$1.6 billion by the end of 2015. Under the plan, the export value of rattan and bamboo products is expected to reach US$530 million, accounting for 33% of the [...]
Agricultural and craft village products will be on display at a fair set to take place in Hanoi on September 9-14. The event will attract 100 businesses across nearly 300 stalls. On show will be craft village goods such as pottery, fine arts, embroidery pictures, silk and decorative items. Agricultural products from various regions will [...]
With costs soaring, many handicraft export firms and cooperatives based in Ho Chi Minh City have been forced to reject new orders to avoid losses. Many are barely remaining open and have cut down on payrolls. Dang Quoc Hung, deputy chairman of the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCMC, said costs have risen by [...]
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