Handicrafts World News

Home Textiles Today, NY
San Francisco – Home décor and furnishings supplier Peking Handicraft Inc. is offering a new perspective on the animal-skin trend with a collection of wool hooked decorative pillows.

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Hürriyet, Turkey
KONYA - Turkish handicraft training courses have been launched in four European cities in an effort to help the people and introduce them to the country’s culture.
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SURAJ KUND IS located on the outskirts of Delhi and is 30 minutes away from the Delhi-Haryana-Badarpur border. The Tourism Ministry of Haryana provides a free space to hold the International Handicraft Fair at Suraj Kund, where the handicraft works of several artists from many parts of the country are displayed. Numerous handicraft items including textile, glass, leather, handloom, paper and other kinds of attractive handicraft works were showcased in the Mela. Wooden art works’ stalls were one of the most eye-catching spots in the Mela.

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Market Wire (press release)
Matt Manson, President and Chief Executive Officer

This news release may contain forward looking statements, being statements which are not historical facts, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization, exploration results, resource or reserve estimates,

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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire - Feb. 19, 2009) - Stornoway Diamond Corporation (TSX:SWY) and Hunter Exploration Group (Hunter) are pleased to report results from the processing of the first 43 tonnes of an approximately 200 tonne sample of kimberlite collected during 2008 from within the Eastern Sheet Complex (”ESC”) of the Aviat Project, Nunavut.

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Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS
When Andrea Jones decided to buy a birthstone to mark the birth of her son, she didn’t make the decision lightly or with credit.
She saved.

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Viet Nam News, Vietnam
HA NOI — Timber industry experts recently discussed solutions to tackle the difficulties caused by the global economic downturn, in Ha Noi.
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Fibre2fashion.com, India
A business club, idea of Malaysian born Mr Jamal Mohammad Amin, is all set to lower the cost of handicrafts sourced by Malaysian handicraft wholesale traders by as much as 30 percent. The Jakarta Business Leisure Club (JBLC) will help these traders by charging a small fee.

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GreaterKashmir.com (press release), India
February 16, 2009 (Iran)

The Director of Production Support and Commercial Department at Iran Cultural Heritage, handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO), Mr Mehdi Kiyaie said that, the handicrafts sector in the country had the potential to create 20 million jobs and generate an export turnover of US $10 billion.

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Bernama, Malaysia
By Mohd Nasir Yusoff

JAKARTA, Feb 14 (Bernama) — Small and Medium sized traders in Malaysia importing handicraft products from Indonesia will now have the opportunity of cutting down their cost by 30 percent if they use the facility being offered by the Jakarta Business Leisure Club (JBLC).

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