Handicraft exports to hit new record
Export value of Vietnamese fine arts and handicrafts is expected to surpass US$2.5 billion in 2013, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
In the first half, shipment of arts and handicrafts jumped 18.3% against the same period last year, compared to the country’s average export growth rate of 16.1%.
Especially, the revenue of suitcases, wallets, hats and umbrellas totaled US$925 million, pottery US$218 million, and bamboo products, US$110 million.
So far, arts and handicrafts have entered the club of 11 biggest export earners.