Monthly Archives: June 2007

eBay launches online site in Vietnamese The Age, Australia Online auction giant eBay has made public a promotional site in the Vietnamese language at eBay.vn, hoping to benefit from Vietnam’s economic and trade potential, the company said Thursday. A high … Continue reading →

Ile Maurice: When Handicraft Needs a Scent of Authenticity All Africa, Mauritania New ways have to be found to attract potential tourists. The latter must be offered genuine exotic products that are also exclusive. This needs commitment. Dacom Ltd, found … Continue reading →

Artist shows dedication with nimble fingers Viet Nam News, Vietnam by Hoa Trang Like millions of Vietnamese people, Nguyen Van Trung loves Uncle Ho. His way of showing it, however, is entirely his own. Trung, 54, has woven President Ho … Continue reading →

Handicraft Industry Has Potential To Stimulate National Economy – Najib Bernama, Malaysia PEKAN, June 25 (Bernama) — The handicraft industry has big potential to stimulate national economic growth, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Monday. Though the … Continue reading →

Solo parents trained on handicraft-making Sun.Star, Philippines THE Gender and Development (GAD) focal point group led by Vice Mayor and District I congressman-elect Beng Climaco has sponsored a two-day training on handicraft making for single mothers mostly employees of the … Continue reading →

Priority to handicraft oriented trade urged The New Nation, Bangladesh Economists, researchers and experts urged the government to give priority handicrafts to oriented trade for the economic development of the country. They underscored the need for following fair trade policy … Continue reading →

New steps for handicraft sector on anvil: Vaghela NewKerala.com, India Chennai, June 20: Union Textiles Minister Shanker Sinh Vaghela said here today his Ministry proposed to take up various new initiatives under the existing schemes of the handicraft sector for … Continue reading →

Artisan’s success encourages village to revamp handicraft trade Viet Nam News, Vietnam Most people achieve fame first through a regional competition, then a national or international contest. Nguyen Van Trung is an exception. He built his name abroad before being … Continue reading →

Children In Handicraft Activity At Seria Library By Hanni ABD Bru Direct, Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan – Children below the age of 12 in Seria recently took part in a handicraft activity held at the public library. The handicraft … Continue reading →

A new market trend By HONG VAN – HCMC Saigon Times Daily, Vietnam Producing furniture us-ing a combination of wood and other materials like metals, rattan, cane and banana trees has become a new trend in the domestic wood processing … Continue reading →