Monthly Archives: August 2007

BeyoÄŸlu’s second Gold Hands Festival begins Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey ISTANBUL – Anatolia News Agency The second Gold Hands Festival began Tuesday in Istanbul’s BeyoÄŸlu district. The festival, which will run through Sept. 6, is organized by the Culture … Continue reading →

Cameroon: Gov’t Supports Bamenda Machine Project with CFA 20 Million Cameroon Tribune (Yaoundé) 29 August 2007 Posted to the web 29 August 2007 AllAfrica.com, Washington Choves Loh Minister Etoundi Ngoa during a working visit urged operators to group themselves into … Continue reading →

Artifacts producers to use innovations for market exports. Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, Kenya Written By:Emmanuel Toili , Posted: Mon, Aug 27, 2007 Crafts and Textiles produced locally for commercial purposes require novel designs to compete in the European Union – EU … Continue reading →

US door for handicraft made by women Fiji Times, Fiji PLANS are in motion to export handicrafts made by women in the Northern Division to the United States, says Interim Social Welfare Minister, Adi Laufitu Malani. Adi Laufitu revealed this … Continue reading →

Few shops open for cruise liner’s visit Fiji Times, Fiji AHANDFUL of handicraft sellers had the chance to make money yesterday when the cruise liner Pacific Sun called into Suva. The ship, which set sail from Australia with more than … Continue reading →

Pakistan : Traditional handicraft expo in Islamabad August 24, 2007 Fibre2fashion.com, India Islamabad is currently hosting a 10-day exhibition displaying exquisite hand embroidered outfits, handbags, purses and other such accessories. The event housed at the Hawwa Women Craft Cooperatives offices … Continue reading →

India : Handloom & handicraft a huge foreign exchange earner August 23, 2007 Fibre2fashion.com, India India is known for its exquisite and rich source of traditional handloom textiles and handicrafts. Indian artisans, with their unique craftmanship, have made it possible … Continue reading →

Handloom and handicraft exports show rising trend 22 August 2007 domain-B, India According to data from the directorate general of commercial intelligence and statistics, exports of handicrafts including hand knotted carpets have been rising for the last three years. In … Continue reading →

Sri Lanka:Presidential awards for handicraft and small-medium industries Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka (press release), Switzerland The winners of the Shilpa-2006 handicraft, small and medium scale industry national exhibition held in November 2006 will be awarded with presidential awards on … Continue reading →

India : 2 WB villages to be labelled major handicraft hubs August 20, 2007 Fibre2fashion.com, India Manabendra Mukherjee, the State Tourism Minister, while inaugurating the Bengal Handicrafts Museum at Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC) said that Samudragarh and Panchmura, two … Continue reading →