(BGO)
– Located by Thuong river, Da Mai ward (Bac Giang city, Bac Giang province) is
home to a famous dish for over 400 years which is preferred by a wide range of
customers. Recently, the local residents at the traditional craft village has
produced dried vermicelli to expand the market toward export.
The south-central province of Ninh Thuan has earmarked close to 3 billion VND (129,000 USD) for developing local craft villages in a bid to boost rural incomes and build new-style rural areas.
Hanoi Gift Show 2019 will feature 650 booths of handicraft products, the municipal Department of Industry and Trade announced at a press conference on July 31.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue will branch out its traditional handicrafts and craft villages in a manner that harmonises economic development and building new-style rural areas.
Vietnamese producers of natural and environmentally friendly gift and handicraft products are exhibiting their wares at a fair that opened in Singapore on July 10.
As a villager in Chang Son in the outskirt district of Thach That in Hanoi, which is famous for the carpentry craft, Nguyen Huy Khiem – director of the Phuc Loc Wooden House Company has worked to uphold the time-honoured value of Vietnamese traditional architecture in modern life.
The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau is strengthening measures to develop craft villages as they face a shortage of materials and unstable prices for their products. Under the province’s plan to 2020, it targets having 37 craft villages next year, up from the current 13.