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The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang is seeking ways to boost its handicraft exports by improving design, quality and competitiveness.

Dille & Kamille eco-friendly furniture shop in Brussels is full of products made from natural materials such as bamboo and rattan directly imported from Vietnam.

The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva attended the 2022 International Festival Charity Bazaar held by the United Nations Women's Guild (UNWG) on November 22 at the UN Office headquarters in Geneva.

On the evening of November 2, the "Vietnamese craft village festival 2022" opened in Hanoi. With 7 main activities, this year's festival will last for 5 days.

The General Association of Vietnamese in Belgium joined the Vietnamese Embassy in the country to hold a Vietnamese family festival on September 25, gathering large crowds of Vietnamese families living across the European country.

The Hanoi Great Souvenirs 2022 fair, introducing 10,000 typical handicraft products, opened in the area next to the square at My Dinh National Stadium on May 11.

Nearly 30 foreign ambassadors and representatives of foreign offices and international organisations in Hanoi on January 23 had a visit to Duong Lam ancient village in the outskirts of Hanoi and a look into activities of the Vietnamese lunar New Year.

An exhibition featuring Vietnam’s cultural and landscape heritage and traditional handicraft products will be held in the northern province of Ninh Binh from December 17-24, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on November 3.

The forestry sector targets the export value of timber and forest products to reach 14 billion in 2021, according to the Vietnam Administration of Forestry.

Currently, there are more than 5,400 craft villages nationwide, but the scale of production in craft village enterprises and production households in craft villages is very small and fragmented, causing many difficulties in building brands.

The Vietnamese Trade Office in India set up a pavilion to sell handicraft products at the India International Mega Trade Fair (IIMTF), which took place in Kolkata city in West Bengal State from December 13-25.

Hanoi Gift Show 2019, the eighth of its kind, kicked off in the capital city on October 17.

Craft products of Vietnam have been a draw to many visitors at the Top Drawer 2019, which opened in London, the UK on September 8.

Handicraft products made by craft villages in Hanoi are currently very similar in design, impacting competitiveness.

The 17th cultural exchange between Vietnam’s Hoi An and Japan opened in Hoi An city, central Quang Nam province, on August 9.

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.

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.

Vietnam’s fine art and handicraft exports experienced a significant increase of 50 percent to reach 45 million USD in May, according to statistics from the General Department of Customs.

The Hanoi handicraft product design contest, launched in mid-April, aims to encourage individuals and organisations in the capital city to promote creative ideas in the field, heard a press conference held by the municipal Department of Industry and Trade on May 9.

The “One Commune One Product” (OCOP) international fair will take place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre, Ho Chi Minh City from April 17-20, with a wide range of excellent handicraft products on display.