Handicrafts World News

www.nationaljewelernetwork.com
New York–National Jeweler has released the People’s Choice results of its first-ever “National Jeweler Best Of Awards,” a monthly contest showcasing the finest in marketing and product design.

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Manufacturing Business Technology
The southern Vietnamese province of Dong Nai is trying to restore and develop traditional jobs by providing vocational training courses for labourers.

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Voice of the Armed Forces and People
The Vietnam International Furniture and Home Accessories Fair (VIFA 2009) will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City from March 11th- 14th, 2009 by the HCM City Handicraft & Wood Industry Association (HAWA).

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Northwest Herald
By For The Associated Press By JENNIFER FORKER (The Associated Press)

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. – The fever to create can lead people in the most unexpected directions. Take Mary-Anne Collins, 35, a craftsy gal who sat at her first sewing machine when she moved to this ski resort town 13 years ago.

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Fibre2fashion.com

Falling exports in the textile industry, more particularly in the handicrafts sector, have become a matter of concern for all and sundry; the stake holders and the government. This anxiety is more profound, since most of the workers in the handicraft sector hail from poor backgrounds and villages doting the Indian countryside.
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Voice of the Armed Forces and People
Around 50% of raw materials used in Vietnam’s traditional arts and crafts production are currently imported from foreign markets according to the Vietnam Trade Village Association.

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Waterbury Republican American
Susan Katz has energy to be poet, author, also
BY CARRIE MACMILLAN | REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
She’s known for extremes — whether she’s driving 150 head of cattle 150 miles or hiking in an Israeli desert during a deadly sandstorm.

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Fibre2fashion.com (subscription)
By  : Maureen Liebl, Tirthankar Roy
Source: World Bank
“Handmade in India: Preliminary Analysis of Crafts Producers and Crafts Production in India; Issues, Initiatives, Interventions” is the title of a report that the authors of this chapter were commissioned to prepare by the Policy Sciences Center, Inc., under the direction of Frank W. Penna, in 1999

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Bernama
By Rohana Mustapha
In conjunction with the launch of the Malaysian Handicraft Promotion at Harrods, London from Feb 25-March 28

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Jewelers Circular Keystone Online
The Thai Commerce Ministry says it has kicked off “two major campaigns” designed to lift gems and jewelry exports and sustain Thailand’s status as a leading jewelry center.

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