Day: March 30, 2024

Hanoi: Hanoi capital city is seeking measures and issuing support policies to promote the development of craft villages, and open doors for the export of their products to the world.

Director of the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Dai said that products of Hanoi’s trade villages are available in over 40 countries and territories.

Hanoi brings together 47 occupations out of 52 traditional occupations in the country. The capital has 322 craft villages, of which 69 craft villages process and preserve agricultural, forestry and aquatic products, 22 produce handicrafts, 197 produce wooden furniture, rattan, ceramics, glass, textiles, yarn, embroidery, wickerwork, and small mechanics. It is also home to 13 villages producing and trading ornamental figures, 16 processing raw materials to serve rural production and trades, and five providing services for production and daily activities of people in rural areas.

According to reports of localities, the total revenue of craft vil
lages and villages with certain trades reaches over 22 trillion VND (888.4 million USD) a year.

In recent years, craft villages have seen growth in both production and export values, with some recording revenue of more than 1 trillion VND a year.

Barbara Ebbli, founder and designer of Italy’s MALAIKA Company, appreciated products of Hanoi craft villages, especially handicrafts, embroidery, and weaving.

As a company specialising in design, MALAIKA hopes to be able, in conjunction with the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, to build a system to introduce Vietnamese craft village products in Italy and some other countries, she added.

To develop production, improve competitiveness, and increase the value of craft village products, Hanoi issued Resolution No.11/2019/NQ-HDND, dated December 4, 2019, on a number of policies to encourage the development of rural industries and craft villages in Hanoi, and Plan No. 67/KH-UBND, dated March 3, 2022, on preserving and developing craft villages and
rural industries in the city in the 2022-2025 period.

In 2022, Hanoi issued a plan to pilot six models of rural and craft village tourism in Thuong Tin, Dan Phuong, Thanh Tri, My Duc, Thach That districts and Son Tay township.

The city is also completing the planning to preserve and develop traditional craft villages combined with tourism for two craft villages, including Van Phuc silk weaving in Ha Dong district and Bat Trang ceramics in Gia Lam district. As planned, it will develop nine creative design centres, to introduce, promote and sell craft village products associated with tourism.

The municipal People’s Committee has agreed on the policy of building a project to develop craft villages for the 2024 – 2030 period, with a vision to 2050, which will assess the current situation of local craft villages, set goals, and outline solutions for sustainable and appropriate the villages’ development, compatible with the capital city’s general socioeconomic development planning./.

Source: Vietnam News Agenc
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HCM CityCanada’s commitment to support Vietnam’s clean energy transition and goals to achieve net-zero, and its willingness to share its expertise and experiences underscore the depth of collaboration between the two countries, visiting Canadian Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade, and Economic Development Mary Ng told a workshop in HCM City that ended on March 29.

In her opening remarks at the workshop entitled ‘Towards Net-zero: Canada-Vietnam Experiences Sharing,’ she noted that Canada and Vietnam are both committed to combating climate change and transitioning to a net-zero carbon emissions economy.

‘Canada has the expertise to help Vietnam reach its net-zero 2050 targets. From energy storage to biofuel to other greenhouse management solutions, we have the right people who can provide these solutions.

‘We want to be your partner of choice in helping you to power a clean and green future,’ the minister said.

She noted that Canada was among the countries that helped establish the Just Ener
gy Transition Partnership (JETP) with Vietnam in 2022, adding that the JETP and the Emissions Trading Scheme, which establishes carbon pricing, are expected go a long way to driving investment in clean and green technologies.

What that means is opportunities for even deeper collaboration between the two countries, which would help Vietnam deliver on its climate commitments, she said.

Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh said Vietnam’s national strategy on climate change outlines measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and the country has stepped up technological innovations to increase energy use efficiency, cut production costs, increase competitiveness, and reduce carbon emissions.

In December 2022 Vietnam agreed to the JETP with the International Partners Group comprising Canada, Denmark, the EU, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, the UK and the US, which committed support for Vietnam’s clean energy transition and net-zero goal.

Vietnam seeks cooperation w
ith Canada in its transition to clean and renewable energies and efforts to improve social and economic adaptability and resilience, the deputy minister added.

The two-day workshop was organised by the Canadian embassy in Hanoi, the Canadian consulate general in HCM City and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on the sidelines of the Team Canada Trade Mission to Vietnam led by Ng.

It was attended by hundreds of participants from ministries, provincial governments, research institutions, and commercial entities from Canada and Vietnam and other stakeholders./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Da Nang: The third International Hot-air Balloon Festival will take place in Tuyen Quang city, the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang from April 27 to May 2, heard a media conference held in the central city of Da Nang on March 29.

The festival will kick off a series of cultural, sport and tourism activities to popularise the locality’s potential for tourism development, cultural and natural heritage values as well as tourism offerings. This is a bold step to stimulate tourism, helping lure more international and domestic visitors and investors to the province.

Scores of colourful balloons will take flight at this spectacular event, with the participation of pilots from Australia, China, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, the UK and Vietnam.

Meanwhile, there will be an opening ceremony for the Tuyen Quang Tourism Year 2024 at 8pm on April 27.

Booths will be arranged at the tourism fair from April 25 to May 1, introducing local crafts and community-based tourism products.

At the conference
, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Hoang Viet Phuong said that preparation is under way for the two festivals, adding the province welcomes domestic and foreign investors to come and seek tourism opportunities.

Tuyen Quang commits to accompanying and creating favourable conditions for businesses to effectively carry out projects in the province, he stressed./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency