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Under the deft hands of local artisans, water hyacinth has become an eco-friendly material for producing sophisticated handicraft items for exports.

The biennial Hue Traditional Craft Festival has established itself as a big economic and cultural event thanks to the display of unique traditional crafts of not only Vietnam but also other countries.

Ho Chi Minh City is set to establish 50 new cooperatives and one cooperative union this year and hopes to push the annual growth of the collective economy to 10 percent and its contribution to the city’s economy to 0.6 percent.

Handicraft products and Ao dai (traditional long dress) of Vietnam have been introduced to people of Bangladesh and international friends at the 3rd international craft festival, which was held recently in Dhaka.

An array of specialties, safe agro-forestry-fishery products and handicrafts are being showcased at the Spring Fair 2019 which opened at the Trade Promotion Centre of Agriculture, Hanoi on January 25.

The Ban Flower Festival will be held from March 13-18 this year in the northwest province of Dien Bien and featuring a wide range of activities, heard a press conference in Dien Bien Phu city on January 7.

The southern province of Tay Ninh is hosting a festival highlighting the local specialty - banh trang phoi suong (rice paper exposed to the fog), which has been recognised as part of the National Intangible Heritage, with the aim to promote traditional food and handicrafts.

Vietnamese wood and furniture firms need to improve their designs, distribution and brands to enable Vietnam to become a global furniture hub, a conference heard in Ho Chi Minh City on December 7.

Nearly 40 Vietnamese firms are introducing their handicraft products like rattan, brocade and earthware items at the 2018 L'Artigiano in Fiera in Milan, Italy.

The Consular Club in HCM City held its 25th annual International Charity Bazaar on November 3 at Adora Center in Tan Binh district.

Vietnamese handicrafts, herbal tea and dried fruit are being introduced at the ongoing Grenoble International Fair in Grenoble city, France’s Isere province.

Vietnamese businesses are showcasing their products at the Singapore Gifts & Premiums Fair (SGPFair) 2018 that opened in the island country on July 18.

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre earned more than 459.3 million USD in export turnover in the first half of 2018, an increase of 15.31 percent from the same period last year, according to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.

Bilateral trade between Vietnam and France have seen positive growth, with Vietnam having enjoyed continuous trade surplus since 2010, reported the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Vietnam International Furniture and Home Accessories Fair (VIFA – EXPO 2018) will n take place in Ho Chi Minh City from March 7 to 10, said the city’s Handicraft and Wood Industry Association (HAWA) on February 28.

A large crowd of locals and tourists flocked to Vieng market in Trung Thanh and Kim Thai commune, Vu Ban district, in the northern province of Nam Dinh on February 23.

A workshop was held in Ho Chi Minh City on January 26 to seek ways to enhance trade between the city and Laos, and to connect businesses from the two sides.

Nearly 140 Lao products, including staples, processed products, herbal medicines and handicrafts are on display at the Lao Goods Week which opened at Le Van Tam Park, Ho Chi Minh City on January 24.

A seminar took place in Hanoi on December 5 introducing the project on improving the value chain of Vietnam’s handicraft sector for 2017-2020.

Some 30 Vietnamese enterprises have brought a variety of traditional handicrafts to L’Artigiano in Fiera 2017, an international craft exhibition running in Milan, Italy from December 2-10.