Monthly Archives: May 2006

Traditional handicraft villages given a much-needed boost BVOM.com Traditional craft villages play an important role in promoting the rural economy in Vietnam. However, they are still facing difficulties such as unplanned development, limited production and poor designing due to shortages … Continue reading →

iOM and ICTA to empower local handicrafts industry Daily News IT SOLUTIONS: iOM Sri Lanka, one of Asia’s pioneering IT solution providers that services a large and growing global client-base won the contract to supply and implement Retailigence to the … Continue reading →

Stone, straw paintings debut at Hue Festival 2006 VietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam VietNamNet – At the upcoming Hue Festival 2006, a handicraft enterprise will introduce unique stone and straw paintings. The paintings are the product of the Khanh Ha Handicraft Company. … Continue reading →

Sarawak handicraft ‘needs branding’ Malaysia Star, Malaysia KUCHING: Sarawak has to develop its own brand of handicraft for the international market, state Assistant Minister for Rural Development Datuk Gramong Juna said. He said it was also important to create awareness … Continue reading →

Trade winds blow after 60 yrs The Statesman, India Kavita Suri JAMMU, May 7: For centuries, trade along the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road fetched good money for the traders in Kashmir who would even go up to Afghanistan to sell their goods. … Continue reading →

Broth Festival to Promote Zanjan’s Tourism Iranian Cultural Heritage News Agency, Iran Tehran, 6 May 2006 (CHN) — Zanjan’s second broth festival will be held from 15-19 of May 2006 with participation of 26 provinces out of the total 30 … Continue reading →

Bulgaria, Romania to Take Part in EU’s Open Day Event Focus News, Bulgaria Brussels. The EU future members, Bulgaria and Romania will take part in the Open Day event at the European institutions, the EU’s official web site announced. Bulgaria … Continue reading →

Consumer fair at Bumiputra Centre Bru Direct, Brunei Darussalam The Brunei International Consumer Fair 2006 is underway until May 5 at the Trade Exhibition Centre of the Bumiputra Commercial Complex in the capital, from 10am to 10pm. Local business organisations … Continue reading →

Artist seeks to revive ancient handicraft Rocky Mountain Outlook, Canada By Carol Picard/May 04 2006 Carol Picard – Editor Three hundred years ago, before the first contact was made between the European explorers and the native peoples of Western Canada, … Continue reading →