(Cinet)- An Giang Province has developed several traditional handicraft villages and linked them with tourism. So far these villages have proved to be very effective. An Giang Province has developed 34 traditional handicraft villages to date, many of which were founded a long, long time ago, with each traditional trade village having a cultural base with its own identity. These are well-known in the country like blacksmiths Phu My village in Phu Tam District; Tan Chau town’s famous silk of Lanh My A brand– a kind of cocoon silk fabricated by original formulas, making it a unique product that many women dream of in the 20th century; 100-year-old Chau Giang Brocade village, which makes exquisite brocade, a perfect combination between traditional and modern and also unique in producing Cham ethnic minority specialty with a number of patterns; and Cho Thu lumber village in Cho Moi District.Several new traditional craft villages to make arts and crafts products from available … [Read more...] about An Giang boost trade village tourism
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Thanh Hoa: Foundation of Dong Son Branch of traditional trade restoration and preservation
On January 5, at the Kim Son village of Dong Tien commune, associate professor, doctor, Deputy Chairman of Viet Nam cultural heritage Association Pham Mai Hung announced a decision on foundation of Dong Son Branch of traditional trade restoration and preservation. The foundation ceremony was attended by representatives of Thanh Hoa’s trade villages, inter-branch of Viet Nam Lam Kinh Thanh Hoa cultural heritage Association. Firstly, Dong Son Branch of traditional trade restoration and preservation has assembled 20 members and artisans to take part in making ceramics and casting drum as follows traditional methods. Dong Son is old region, the structure of the villas in the resort is modeled on the houses of Dong Son Bronze Drum. Nine 100-year-old houses were bought and transferred to the resort and placed into four groups. The Dong Son bronze drum is a reflection of the special cultural characteristics of the ancient Viet people. The first drum was invented three … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa: Foundation of Dong Son Branch of traditional trade restoration and preservation
Vietnamese interest in bitcoin in top 5 among global trading floors
VietNamNet Bridge - Bitcoin has become a focal point globally with prices skyrocketing. On large bitcoin trading floors such as Bittrex, poloniex.com, wex.nz, the number of accesses from Vietnam is in the top 5. Bitcoin has become a focal point globallyVietnamese laws don’t recognize bitcoin as a currency or a kind of commodity. However, this has not prevented people from paying attention to the crypto currency which has seen prices soaring in recent days. More and more people are trading bitcoin and investing in bitcoin.CME and CBOE, the two large trading floors in the US, have received permission to issue bitcoin futures. Nasdaq said it would begin providing the product by early 2018.The fact that bitcoin is largely recognized in the world has confirmed local investors’ confidence in the future of bitcoin.According to CryptoCompare, 80 percent of bitcoin transactions in late November were from Asia, especially China, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam. In November, the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese interest in bitcoin in top 5 among global trading floors
UAE seek better trade with Vietnam
A United Arab Emirates business forum was attended by 80 Vietnamese and 20 the UAE enterprises on May 11 in Hanoi. The event discussed agriculture, infrastructure and real estate opportunities. UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al said, "Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and the UAE stood at USD6.3 billion last year. We expect the number to reach USD7 billion this year, including USD6.5 billion in export turnover."Minister Nahyan stressed that the figure was still very small compared to the country's total imports which ran into tens of billions of USD in agriculture, electronics and fine art products, all of which could be sourced from Vietnam. "UAE is now open to Vietnamese goods," Nahyan said. “Vietnamese firms can benefit from our zero rate tariffs." A Ministry of Industry and Trade representative said two-way trade between the two countries has been improved in recent times. UAE is now Vietnam's seventh biggest trade partner. Vault Investments Group financial … [Read more...] about UAE seek better trade with Vietnam
Strong growth recorded in Iran-ASEAN trade
Illustrative image (Source: Internet)Hanoi (VNA) – Iran’strade with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has witnessed stronggrowth, reaching 2.63 billion USD in eight months to November 22.According to the country’s FinancialTribune, Iran exported 1.28 billion USD to while importing 1.34 billion USD ofnon-oil goods from ASEAN nations during the reviewed period.Thailand was the largest trade partner of Iran among ASEN member nations, with619 million USD in two-way trade, accounting for 24 percent of the country’s tradewith the bloc. Meanwhile, bilateral trade between the Muslim nation and its second largest ASEANtrade partner – Singapore, in the period, increased by 10 percent year-on-year,achieving 487 million USD. Iran-Malaysia trade grew by 69 percent to 486.5 million USD, while Iran's tradewith Indonesia and Vietnam amounted to 485 million USD and 325 million USD,respectively.Iran’s major exports to theASEAN nations were steel, … [Read more...] about Strong growth recorded in Iran-ASEAN trade