January crafts

Empty fish sauce containers at Ba Hai fish sauce factory Currently, dozens of fish sauce production facilities are having hundreds of empty fish salt containers, the traditional fish sauce craft village has been facing risks of production stoppage, and the supply of traditional fish sauce products is in danger of being disrupted in the area. In the context that the consumption of traditional fish sauce is increasing strongly when the country’s economy in general and tourism, in particular, recover after the pandemic, the shortage of fish for fish sauce production is alarming as scores of fish sauce production establishments in Phan Thiet city have been awaiting fish supply. From the beginning of the year until now, about 40 percent of the fish sauce containers at Ba Hai traditional fish sauce factory in Phu Hai Ward in Phan Thiet City has been empty because there is no source of anchovies for the production of fish sauce, a staple found on tables up and down the country. … [Read more...] about Traditional fish sauce craft village facing risks of production stoppage

Launching ceremony of Hanoi Cuisine and Craft Tourism Festival 2022 In response to Vietnam’s hosting of SEA Games 31 in Hanoi and several surrounding localities, the Hanoi Centre for Investment, Trade, and Tourism Promotion (HPA) was assigned by the municipal People’s Committee to organise the Hanoi Cuisine and Craft Village Tourism Festival 2022 from May 19 to 23. The special five-day event is taking place on the pavements of Le Quang Dao Street in Hanoi’s Nam Tu Liem district. In her opening remark, HPA’s deputy director Nguyen Thi Mai Anh said that the festival provides a valued opportunity for the city’s tourism and service industry to promote image, and introduce cultural and culinary values ​​and local traditional craft products to the people, as well as domestic and foreign visitors attending SEA Games 31. The event aims to spread Hanoi’s image as a safe, friendly, and attractive destination, buoyed by distinct cuisine and traditional crafts. The Hanoi Cuisine … [Read more...] about Festival bringing exposure to Hanoi’s distinct food and crafts

The festival is organized by the Hanoi municipal Investment, Trade, and Tourism Promotion Center, as part of the activities in response to Vietnam’s hosting of SEA Games 31. The event aims to popularize Hanoi capital as a safe, friendly, quality, and attractive destination and values of Vietnam’s cuisine and handicraft villages to both domestic and international visitors. Through varied activities, the festival is expected the help tourists learn more about Hanoi’s handicraft villages, including Bat Trang Ceramic Village, Van Phuc Silk Village, Phu Vinh Bamboo and Rattan Village, Quat Dong Embroidery Craft Village, and Chuon Ngo Mosaic Village, among others. Products showcased at the event have been beautifully designed and carefully made by the hands of artisans from various outstanding handicraft villages in Hanoi. During the event, various special dishes, including Thanh Tri steamed rice rolls, Uoc Le pork paste, bun cha (rice noodles with grilled pork), spring rolls, steamed … [Read more...] about Hanoi Cuisine and Craft Village Tourism Festival kicked off

The southern province of Tra Vinh will inject 450 billion VND (21.4 million USD) into preserving and developing its craft villages between now and to 2020. Under a project recently announced by the provincial People’s Committee, the locality will spend 246 billion on upgrading village infrastructure and the remaining will be used to build material zones, help businesses access technology and implement trade promotion activities. (Photo for illustration. danviet.vn) This year, the province will focus on solving environmental pollution in two seafood processing villages in Duyen Hai and Cau Ngang districts, said Deputy Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Phong, He revealed that the project aims to bring trade villages’ production value to 615 billion VND (29.3 million USD) in 2015 and 810 billion VND (39 million USD) in 2020. Tra Vinh is now home to 12 craft villages, mainly in Cang Long, Tra Cu, Hung My and Chau Thanh districts. … [Read more...] about Tra Vinh invests 450 billion VND in developing craft villages

Carpet weaving helps people in Đức Mỹ Commune in Càng Long District improve their income. — Photo courtesy of nhandan.vn The preservation and development of craft villages in the Mekong Delta has not only made significant socio-economic contributions, they also play a key role in promoting sustainable development. Local officials say the villages enable economic restructuring in a positive direction as they use local materials and generate stable employment for many residents. An Giang Province currently has recognised 29 craft villages with 3,846 households that provide jobs for more than 12,000 people with an average monthly income of VNĐ3.5 to 5 million (US$160-220) per person. Most of these make products for the domestic market. A number of relatively large-scale establishments are actively seeking wider markets through fairs and promoting products such as fish sauce, jaggery and handicrafts. An Giang Province is famous for the jaggery made in Tri Tôn and Tịnh Biên … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta craft villages key contributors to sustainable growth

Trung Hieu said a normal book can take about a week to rebind, whereas more complex books may take several weeks or even months. Rebinding a book involves five main stages, including assessing the task, unbinding the book, creating a new structure, adding new binding, and then decorating it. Despite having to overcome many challenges in learning the rare art form , Hieu still loves the work. As an enthusiast for vintage things and having started out in bookbinding when he was a freshman at the Hanoi University of Industrial Fine Arts, Hieu values what he makes with his own hands and devotes all of his energy and enthusiasm to the task. Through his skilled hands, old books take on a new appearance ./. VNA … [Read more...] about Young man keeping traditional craft of bookbinding alive

Before knowing how to weave with cotton yarn, Co Tu people used tree bark to make clothes and loincloths. Costumes made of tree bark had a profound influence on dress practices and are a defining factor in the traditions and styles of costumes of the Co Tu people in particular and ethnic minorities in general. The weaving craft of the Co Tu people was established a long time ago. The cotton tree (kpay) originally grew in the forest. The Co Tu people brought it back to grow on the fields and popularized and domesticated it into the current native cotton tree with several names such as Kpay plang, kpay lao, kpay plung, which scientists call “upperian cotton” or “cotton of grass.” After harvesting cotton, they process it and dye it to make raw materials and put it on a loom to create products. The loom of the Co Tu people is a type of frame held by the foot and woven by hand with separate parts. It become a loom only when spinning the yarn in. Currently, Cong Don brocade weaving village … [Read more...] about Maintaining weaving craft of Co Tu ethnic group

Riccardo Verzella Senior associate (left) and Ho Ngoc Diep Legal advisor, D’Andrea & Partners Legal Counsel Some new innovations of the aforesaid regulations are more relevant compared to the previous FDI regime, and certain aspects may be further optimised with the aim of improving the ease of doing business in Vietnam for overseas investors. Market access rules were significantly improved under the amended LoI. Before its implementation, based on the previous law, the allowed business fields for foreign investors were only those expressly referred to in a permitted list as mentioned therein. Nevertheless, Vietnam has switched to the so-called “negative list” approach with the LoI: hence, currently, foreign investors may perform all the business activities not included in the Negative List for Market Access for Foreign Investors without differentiation from domestic investors. This innovation indeed removes uncertainty for foreign investors, widens their business … [Read more...] about Crafting complete enterprise and investment laws

The 60 million pieces of jewellery will be built to LEED gold standards and the facility will be powered by 100 per cent renewable energy, creating jobs for more than 6,000 craftspeople. According to Jeerasage Puranasamriddhi, chief supply officer at Pandora Production Co., Ltd., Pandora will invest $100 million to build this new factory, which will be the company’s third manufacturing site and its first outside Thailand. “The development in Vietnam is very important for Pandora’s investment strategy,” Puranasamriddhi told VIR . The MoU will realise the goal of Pandora's $100 million crafting facility in Binh Duong province Together with the new facility in Vietnam, Pandora is also expanding its current site in Lamphun, Thailand, bringing the total investment to $160 million over the next four years. This will allow Pandora to grow its total capacity by around 60 per cent and support the company’s long-term growth ambitions. By diversifying its geographical … [Read more...] about Pandora announces plans to build $100 million facility in Vietnam

Glass noodles is a specialty of Cao Bằng. VNA/VNS Photo Chu Hiệu Phia Đén Hamlet in Thành Công Commune in the northern province of Cao Bằng is home to green fields of canna, whose roots are the main ingredient of glass noodles. Raw glass noodles are dried under the sun. VNA/VNS Photo Chu Hiệu Canna is grown in Phia Đén Mountain, lying 1,000m above sea level, from January to February in the lunar calendar and harvested in October and November. Finished glass noodles are tied and packed for consumption.VNA/VNS Photo Chu Hiệu Phia Đén glass noodles are renowned nationwide thanks to their delicious taste and smooth texture, which are created using traditional methods and favourable weather conditions. Canna starch mixture has an ivory colour and smooth texture VNA/VNS Photo Chu Hiệu The glass noodles are white, the natural colours of the canna starch mixture without the use of any bleaching or colourants. According to locals, the … [Read more...] about Glass noodles a specialty of the mountains