Vietnamese products impressive at Singapore fair

Six Vietnamese enterprises are taking part in the Singapore Gifts & Premiums Fair held from July 10 – 12 at the Marina Bay Sands, Expo and Convention Centre.
Six Vietnamese enterprises are taking part in the Singapore Gifts &Premiums Fair held from July 10 – 12 at the Marina Bay Sands, Expo andConvention Centre.

Theybring to this year’s event their handmade products, including woodenmodel boats, butterfly pictures, accessories made from horns and clamshells, stuffed toys, paper bags, wool and yarn gifts and toys, ricepaintings, together with toys and gifts made from paper craft.

Among the six enterprises, the Thien Thuong Co. Ltd. participated inthis annual fair for the second time. Last year, at this event, they wonsome contracts worth about 200,000 SGD.

The ThienThuong Co. Ltd’s products have been for years exported to the US and theEU, according to Vuong Dinh Soai, a representative from the company.

Through this fair, he said, the company would like toexplore markets in Asia, especially Hong Kong (China) and Singaporewhose customers prefer skilful, handmade decorative articles.

Rice paintings of the Viet Mano attracted interests from many foreignenterprises. Rohana Rahman of the Sweet Touch Ceramic Sdn Bhd fromMalaysia said the paintings are “very impressive in terms of ideal”while Jyri Jarock of the HEF Group of Finland described rice paintingsas “special” among paintings of his knowledge.

Visiting the Vietnam Pavilion, Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore TranHai Hau expressed his wish that with assistance from the VietnameseGovernment, the small-scaled enterprises showcasing at Singapore Gifts& Premiums Fair 2013 will receive orders for export items, thusgenerating more jobs for golden-hand handicraft men in Vietnam.

With an exhibition space of over4,500 square metres and 158 participants from over 30 countries andterritories, the fair is the largest and most successful trade show ofits kind-VNA

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