Straw hat, rush - great accessories for tourist season

The step of making bamboo placemats

Weaving baskets from Hyacinth in Mo Cay District

Bamboo basket weaving in Vietnam

Making bamboo chopstick in Vietnam

Increasing Chance of Exporting Handicrafts to Japan

Recently, Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade), Ministry of Industry and Trade, in collaboration with the Promotion Centre on Trade, Investment and Tourism ASEAN - Japan (AJC) held a design consultation for gift/lifestyle products for export to the Japanese market. The event helps Vietnamese handicraft businesses to improve product design ability, learn more about consumer tastes and increase opportunities to export to the Japanese market.

Bamboo basket weaving in Vietnam

HUE S HUE S BAMBOO AND RATTANWARE

It is common knowledge to the Vietnamese people that Hue is the center for rattan and bamboo materials to the Northern and Central provinces of the country. In the city there are two Enterprises which specialize in the collection and treatment of rattan bark; the Hoang Tan Enterprise and the Ngoc Minh Enterprise.

VietTrade supports poor craft families

HCMC – The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (VietTrade) is coordinating with international organizations on a project to improve production and trade for poor handicraft families in the northern provinces of Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Hoa Binh and Phu Tho, according to VietTrade.