Instead of waiting for customers to come, farmers in Hanoi’s suburban craft villages are now reaching consumers with just a smartphone. With support from local authorities and digital skills training programmes, many traditional craft villages are transforming – not only preserving their heritage, but also finding a sustainable path in the digital era.
Entries to the 2025 craft village product contest must be handicraft products in bamboo, rattan, lacquerware, mother-of-pearl inlay, woodwork, ceramics and glass, weaving and embroidery, stone and metal carving, and floral art.
On May 10, at Cham Gallery in Hanoi, photographer Helena Van officially launched her photo book “Traditional craft villages of Vietnam” - the result of a two-year journey documenting the unique beauty of 14 craft villages stretching from North to South. This project follows the success of her debut book, “Helena Van and the journey to touch and to share love.”
Visitors to Hanoi can explore the city’s renowned craft villages, including Quang Phu Cau incense village, Chuong conical hat village, Quat Dong embroidery village, and Van Phuc silk village. With 1,350 craft villages, each boasting its own unique identity, Hanoi is a hub of exquisite, culturally rich handicrafts.
Industry experts have said there is still much-untapped potential for developing One Commune-One Product (OCOP) items associated with tourism activities in the Mekong Delta region.
Developing rural trades is an appropriate direction for localities to take in growing their economies and boosting incomes. In the southeastern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, local authorities are striving to ensure environmental protection while developing rural trades.
Vietnam is taking measures to develop rural tourism through digital transformation, as the effective development of rural tourism will contribute to turning tourism into a spearhead economic sector and promoting sustainable new-style rural area building.
The development of traditional craft village tourism is one of the key solutions for promoting economic growth and development and stabilising the political and social situation in rural areas. The Binh Dinh Provincial People’s Committee has recently approved a pilot project on developing traditional craft village tourism in the 2020-2025 period, with total investment of more than 14 billion VND,
The first-ever folk festival honouring Hanoi’s traditional and contemporary culture as well as cultural heritages will be held at the Ly Thai To Statue Square beside Hoan Kiem Lake in the heart of the capital city on November 15-17, according to the municipal Department of Culture and Sports.
The southern province of Tay Ninh will promote its unique culture, investment, trade, and tourism advantages in the capital city of Hanoi through an event named “Tay Ninh Day in Hanoi” on September 27-28.
The Hanoi Gift Show 2018 will take place in the capital city from October 17-20, the municipal Department of Industry and Trade told a press conference on October 11.
The vibrancy and distinctive features of Hanoi’s craft streets and villages are being reflected at a photo exhibition entitled “Hanoi in me” which opened at the Temple of Literature on October 9.
As many as 70 Francophone students from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, China, Thailand, and the Republic of Korea are joining a summer school programme held in Hanoi from July 30 to August 4.
Traditional craft villages of Hanoi are facing a shortage of labourers, especially skilled workers, reported Kinh te Viet Nam & The Gioi (Vietnam and World Economy) Magazine.
