Hanoi to host Vietnam Crafts Village Festival 2023
VOV.VN - The Vietnam Crafts Village Festival 2023 is scheduled to take place from October to November in various venues across the capital of Hanoi, mostly at Thang Long Imperial Citadel from November 9 to 12, a press conference heard on September 26.
At the press conference held in Hanoi, the organisers - the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Hanoi Department of griculture and Rural Development - announced that they would coordinate with local authorities to put on a wide range of activities.
Major highlights are a fair on One Commune One Product (OCOP) products and the Vietnamese handicraft products contest 2023.
The OCOP fair will showcase a range of agricultural specialties and handicrafts made by enterprises, cooperatives, and traditional craft villages from provinces and cities nationwide.
Meanwhile, the Vietnamese handicraft products contest 2023 will be held to honour Vietnamese handicraft products and promote them to the wider world.
Entries to the contest include ceramics and glass; weaving and embroidery; rattan, bamboo, leaves; lacquer, mother-of-pearl mosaic, fine art wood; and others such as stone and metal carvings, flowers, and paintings. The organisers will present first-, second-, third- and consolation prizes to the winners.
A ceremony honouring talented craftsmen will be held on November 9.
An international seminar on preserving and developing craft villages, workshops on the Vietnam-San Marino trade connection, and Vietnam-Mongolia trade promotion will get underway on this occcasion.
The craft village festival provides an opportunity for businesses and localities to promote agricultural specialties across the country, and for consumers to find their favourite products, according to the organisers.
